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MulberryA valuable fruit that can effectively beautify and strengthen the body, as well as prevent aging, and is also a good medicine that can effectively treat diseases.The effects and uses of mulberry as a Chinese medicine are numerous, including stopping thirst, replenishing liver and kidney, promoting digestion, and helping with bowel movements.Mulberry has a sweet and cold taste and, after being used as medicine, can lower "three highs" and improve "reproductive subhealth."As early as more than two thousand years ago, mulberry was a nourishing food for emperors!
Effects and uses of mulberry as a Chinese medicine
Mulberry is also known as mulberry, mulberry fruit, or mulberryDates, which is the mature fruit of mulberry tree, a deciduous woody tree in the mulberry family. It has the effects of nourishing yin, replenishing blood, brightening eyes, and promoting bowel movements. It can be used to treat dizziness, tinnitus, palpitations, insomnia, premature graying of hair, thirst, internal heat, and constipation.As a significant nourishing food with remarkable effects, the effects and uses of mulberry as a Chinese medicine are numerous. Let's explore them in detail.1. Replenishing liver and kidney: According to traditional Chinese medicine, the liver governs the storage of blood and the kidney governs the generation of marrow. They are the basis for human energy storage.Mulberry has a sweet and cold taste and has the effects of replenishing liver and kidney.
Mulberry juice can be drunk in summer, not only to supplement physical strength, but also to improve sexual life quality.2. Improving "reproductive subhealth": Mulberry is a key medicinal component in many formulas for treating male infertility. Taking mulberry can improve sperm quality and increase the chances of pregnancy.3. Anti-hair loss and promote growth: Mulberry can increase blood supply to the skin and scalp, improve blood circulation, which has nutritional and health benefits for hair.
Often, hair loss can be related to poor blood circulation in the scalp. Mulberry can effectively prevent and promote hair growth.
4. Improving digestive function: Mulberry has the effects of stopping thirst and relieving pain, promoting digestion, and helping with bowel movements. It can promote the secretion of gastric juices, stimulate intestinal peristalsis, and relieve dryness.5. Anti-aging: The anthocyanins in mulberry are excellent antioxidants, which can remove free radicals that cause aging in the body.
Therefore, women can eat mulberry to achieve the effects of beautifying and delaying aging.
Does mulberry have side effects?
In general, as long as mulberry is used in a scientific formula and consumed in moderation, mulberry has no toxins or side effects.Mulberry is a fruit that is suitable for everyone, as long as it is consumed in moderation, it will not cause any harm to the human body. Mulberry after medicinal use is also the same.
Mulberry contains blood-activating allergens and hyaluronic acid. Excessive consumption can easily cause blood-activating inflammation.
Some netizens say that mulberry has some side effects. In fact, most of these are adverse reactions caused by incorrect eating methods.In addition, some people are allergic to mulberry, and after eating, they will experience diarrhea and face redness, swelling and itching in the ear canal, nasal cavity, inner eyelids, and throat.If you find that you have these symptoms, you should stop eating mulberry immediately.For most people, eating mulberry in moderation will not cause fire. However, if you eat too much, it will easily cause fire. Therefore, when using mulberry, you must not eat too much, otherwise, you may experience the above-mentioned discomfort.
Usage methods of mulberryMulberry has multiple effects and can be used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat various diseases caused by insufficient yin and blood. Therefore, there are many formulas.The dosage and usage of mulberry in treating common diseases are different.
Let's take a look at the usage methods of mulberry in treating different diseases.
1. Treatment of lymphatic tuberculosis: 30 grams of fresh mulberry.Boil in water, 3 times a day.2. Treatment of weakness and dizziness after childbirth: Mulberry paste, 10-15 grams per time, 2-3 times a day.
3. Treatment of anemia: 60 grams of fresh mulberry,30 grams of persimmon
meat, cooked and eaten, 2 times a day.
4. Nourishing kidney and solidifying essence, long-term use for clearing eyesight.Mulberry5. Treatment of self-sweating and sweating: 10 grams of mulberry, 10 grams of five-flavor powder.Boil in water, 2 times a day.
6. Treatment of nervous weakness and insomnia: 30 grams of mulberry,15 grams of sour plum
dates.Boil in water, 1 time a day.
7. Treatment of blood deficiency and abdominal pain, nervous pain: 60 grams of fresh mulberry, water.Or mulberry paste, 10-15 grams per time, 2 times a day.8. Treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, yin deficiency and heat, dry cough: 60 grams of fresh mulberry, 15 grams of earth bone, 15 grams of honey.Boil in water, 1 time each morning and evening.9, 12, 9. Treatment of constipation: 30 grams of mulberry, 30 grams of honey.
Boil in water, 1 time a day.10. Treatment of amenorrhea: 15 grams of mulberry, 3 grams of red flower, 30 grams of chicken blood vine.Add water and boil, 2 times a day.11. Treatment of premature graying, eye and blurred vision, spermatorrhea: 30 grams of mulberry, 18 grams of jujube.Boil in water, 1 time a day;
Or 30 grams of mulberry,30 grams of Chinese medicinal herb
dates.Boil in water, 1 time a day.12. Treatment of chronic nephritis:13. Treatment of diabetes, lung-heat and dry:14. Treatment of frequent dizziness and tinnitus, palpitations, and restlessness:15. Treatment of obesity and water retention:
16. Treatment of malnutrition and weakness:17. Treatment of hypertension:18. Treatment of constipation:19. Treatment of diabetes:68. Treatment of lung-heat and dry:
69. Treatment of constipation:
70. Treatment of diabetes:71. Treatment of lung-heat and dry:
72. Treatment of constipation:73. Treatment of diabetes:74. Treatment of lung-heat and dry:75. Treatment of constipation:76. Treatment of diabetes:
77. Treatment of lung-heat and dry:78. Treatment of constipation:79. Treatment of diabetes:80. Treatment of lung-heat and dry:
81. Treatment of constipation:
82. Treatment of diabetes:83. Treatment of lung-heat and dry:
84. Treatment of constipation:85. Treatment of diabetes:86. Treatment of lung-heat and dry:87. Treatment of constipation:88. Treatment of diabetes:89. Treatment of lung-heat and dry:90. Treatment of constipation:
91. Mulberry is also called "folk saint fruit" because it is naturally grown and has no pollution.Mulberry is mainly grown in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, Sichuan, and Hebei. The quality is relatively good.Tannic acid, an enzyme inhibitor, can affect the absorption of iron, calcium, zinc, and other substances in the human body;Mulberry is also not suitable for people with spleen deficiency and diarrhea, as mulberry is cold in nature and can exacerbate diarrhea symptoms;Mulberry produces dampness and phlegm, andHoneyhas a high sugar content, so diabetics should not eat it in large quantities;People with mulberry allergies should not eat it.
How to identify traditional Chinese medicine mulberry
Due to its special growth environment, mulberry has the characteristics of being natural and free from any pollution, so mulberry is also known as "the sacred fruit of the people."Traditional Chinese medicine mulberry is generally available in major pharmacies and is the dried form of fresh mulberry fruit, which differs from fresh fruit.Some unscrupulous merchants on the market use dyed mulberry to pass it off as genuine, so everyone must know how to distinguish between genuine and fake!How to identify traditional Chinese medicine mulberry?Let's take a look together!
Traditional Chinese medicine mulberry is the dried fruit of mulberry. The dried grape clusters are oblong, measuring 1-2 centimeters in length and 6-10 millimeters in diameter.The base has a stem, measuring 1-1.5 centimeters.The surface is purple-red or dark purple.The grape clusters are composed of 30-60 thin berries;The thin berries are oval-shaped and slightly flattened, measuring 2-5 millimeters in length, with 4 membranous bracts.
Generally, black mulberry and white mulberry medicinal products can be bought in pharmacies.Black mulberry has a slightly sweet taste, individual berries are almost intact and slightly sticky to the touch, and the taste is very different from fresh, ripe mulberry berries;White mulberry is very sour, with red, crumbly, and dry texture.Black mulberry is generally more effective in traditional Chinese medicine.As long as the berries are plump, dry, and a deep black color, they are good; otherwise, avoid them.Mulberry is produced in most regions of China, with Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, Sichuan, and Hebei as the main mulberry-producing areas, known for their good quality.