Wiseman’s Chinese Medical Database

chǔ shí / 楮实 / 楮實 / paper mulberry fruit

Latin pharmacognostic name: Broussonetiae Fructus

Alternate English names:

Alternate Chinese names: 楮实子 chǔ shí zǐ; 楮桃 chǔ táo

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: Supplementing agents / Yīn-supplementing agents

Properties: Sweet; cold; nontoxic*.

Channel entry: liver, spleen, and kidney channels.

Indications:

• Enriches the kidney and boosts yīn: Yīn vacuity limp aching lumbus and knees; yáng wilt (impotence).
• Clears the liver and brightens the eyes: Yīn vacuity clouded vision; extreme heat engendering eye sceens.
• Fortifies the spleen and disinhibits water: Yīn vacuity water swelling; drum distnsion (ascites) with scant urine.

  Dosage & Method:

  Oral: Decoct 6–10g or use in pills and powders.

  Warning:

  Unsuitable for spleen-stomach vacuity cold.

  Product Area:

  Most parts of China.