Mulberry is angiosperm, deciduous shrub or small tree, with a height of 3 ~ 15m. Fruit is also called mulberry.

Mulberry tastes sweet and cold, and has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney, promoting fluid production and moistening dryness, and nourishing the purpose of invention. Mulberry fruit is a kind of fresh fruit commonly used by the people for diuresis, health care and summer heat, and its special effect is recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica.