Medicinals

sāng yè / 桑叶 / 桑葉 / mulberry leaf;

Latin pharmacognostic name: Mori Folium

Alternate English names: white-mulberry leaf

Alternate Chinese names: 桑树叶 sāng shù yè

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: Exterior-resolving agents / Cool acrid exterior-resolving agents

Properties: Acrid, sweet; cold.

Channel entry: lung, liver channels.

Indications:

Dosage & Method:

Oral: 5–10g . Used in decoctions and pills. Can be decocted as an eye wash.

Product Description:

The dried leaves are usually shrunken and broken. Those intact are ovate or wide ovate, 8–13 cm long and 7–11 cm wide. The tip and margins are serrated, sometimes with irregular incisions. The base is truncated, rounded, or heart-shaped. The upper surface is yellow-green with a slight sheen, and fine down along the veins. On the paler under surface, the protuberant veins form a reticular pattern.

Quality:

Clean, unbroken leaves that are yellow-green in color are the best.

Product Area:

Jiāngsū, Zhèjiāng, Héběi, Hénán, and Húnán.

Etymology:

The name sāng yè 桑叶 literally means ""mulberry leaf.""

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