Family Name: Moraceae
Botanical Name(s): Morus Alba
Popular Name(s): White Mulverry, White Mulberry, Silk Worm Mulberry and Sang Zhi
Parts Used: Bark, leaves and roots
Habitat: It is native to warm temperate and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa and North America, with the majority of the species native to Asia.
Description: Mulberries are fast-growing when young, but soon become slow growing and rarely exceed 10-15 m tall. The leaves are alternately arranged, simple, often lobed, more often lobed on juvenile shoots than on mature trees, and serrated on the margin. The fruit is a multiple fruit, 2-3 cm long, red ripening to dark purple, edible, and sweet with a good flavor in several species.
Uses: Mulberry fruit is used to treat weakness, dizziness, tinnitus, fatigue, anemia, and incontinence. The leaves are used to promote sweating, and the branches and bark for lowering blood pressure. Mulberry can help treat chronic diseases of the digestive tract, improve digestion, stimulate the appetite, promote gastric juice secretion and eliminate constipation.