The efficacy and function of red mulberry

Friends who don’t know about the red mulberry leaf will not understand what its effects and functions are. Red mulberry leaf is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. Many people only know it in terms of its appearance, so it is difficult to understand what benefits Red mulberry leaf can really bring to people’s health. We need to have a deep understanding of this medicinal material.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of the plant Rhizoma Coptidis punctata of the family Melastomataceae.

[Original morphology] Erect herb, 10-30cm high; stem is quadrangular and fleshy. Leaves are opposite; petioles are 1.8-2.8cm long and narrowly winged; leaf blades are membranous, broadly ovate or ovate, 5-10cm long, 2.5-4.5cm wide, with fine serrations on the margins, 3-5 basal veins, and small white round spots at the base of the leaf hairs. The inflorescence is born at the top of the branch, with 1-3 flowers and 2 leaf-like bracts at the base; the bracts are ovate; the pedicels are 2-6mm long, quadrangular, with narrow wings on the ridges; the calyx is about 5mm long, quadrangular, the lobes are truncate at the tip, with a membranous disk with long fringed hairs; the petals are pink, ovate, oblique, with a small tip on the other side; the stamens are equal in length, the anthers are about 1/2 the length of the filaments, the base of the connective extends downward into a very short spur or micro-protrusion, and the spur is curved upward; the upper end of the ovary has a membranous crown, the crown margin is shallowly wavy, and slightly 4-lobed. Capsule cup-shaped, with 4 edges, and membranous crown extending 1 times longer than calyx. The flowering period is from August to October, and the fruiting period is from November to December or January of the following year.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in shady and moist places under dense forests or beside streams at an altitude of 1000-2300m.

【Nature and flavor】 Sour; Cool

【Function and indication】 Clears away heat and soothes the liver. Mainly used for lung heat cough; dizziness; palpitations and insomnia

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-15g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

From the above introduction to the red mulberry leaf, we can see that the red mulberry leaf is of great help to the human body. It can improve some bad symptoms of the human body and is a very useful medicinal material for the human body.