桑叶
| Name (CN) | 桑叶 (Sāng yè) |
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| Synonyms (CN) | 霜叶、双叶、冬桑叶、神仙草、炙桑叶、铁扇子、蚕叶 |
| Name (EN) | Mulberry Leaf, Morus Alba, White Mulberry Leaf Equivalent Plant: Morus Mongolica, Morus Australis, Morus Cathayana |
| Scientific name(s) | Mori Folium, Morus Alba |
| Used section | Leaf |
| Taste | Sweet、Bitter |
| Channel Tropism | Induce in the lung and liver meridians. |
| Cold/Hot properties | Cold |
| Group | Plant [Vegetables And Products] |
| Origin | The dried leaves of Morus alba L., a member of the mulberry family. |
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| Function and treatment | Dispersing wind-heat, clearing the lung and moistening dryness, clearing the liver and brightening the eyes. For wind-heat colds, lung-heat and dry cough, dizziness and headache, redness and faintness of the eyes. |
| Origin and best harvesting period | Mulberry leaves are best collected after the frost, and are called "frost mulberry", while some scholars have found that mulberry buds have a higher content of trace elements. The mulberry leaf is widely produced, with the mulberry leaf from Huzhou in Zhejiang and the mulberry leaf from Jiading in Leshan in southern Sichuan being the most famous. |