Mulberry leaves, also known as mulberry leaves, yellow mulberry leaves, domestic mulberry leaves and Jing mulberry leaves, are the food of silkworms. Mulberry is widely planted in all parts of China, and the yield of mulberry leaves is high.
Mulberry leaves are broadly oval, slightly pointed at the top and serrated at the edge. The old leaves are thick and dark green, and the young leaves are thin and yellow-green. Mulberry leaves are light and slightly bitter. Mulberry leaves have the effects of dispersing wind and heat, clearing liver and improving eyesight, clearing lung and moistening dryness.
First, the role of mulberry leaves:
(1) has anticoagulant effect.
Experts found that mulberry leaf extract can obviously prolong the coagulation time of whole blood in mice, and also prolong the time of activated partial thromboplastin, thrombin time and prothrombin time in rabbit plasma, indicating that mulberry leaf has anticoagulant effect.
(2) hypotensive effect.
Mulberry leaves contain rutin, quercetin, quercitrin and quercetin. -Aminobutyric acid. Rutin can constrict blood vessels, while quercetin can dilate coronary vessels and improve myocardial circulation. ? -Aminobutyric acid can not only promote the metabolism of body tissues, restore cell function, but also improve blood flow in the body and promote blood pressure drop.
(3) Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects.
Mulberry leaf juice has a good inhibitory effect on most Gram bacteria and some yeasts. Rutin in mulberry leaves can effectively prevent the development of conjunctivitis, otitis externa and pulmonary edema, and has a strong anti-inflammatory effect.
(4) Anti-fatigue and anti-aging effects.
Quercetin, phenolic compounds and vitamin C contained in mulberry leaves can inhibit and scavenge free radicals and prevent oxidative damage of cells, thus achieving the effects of anti-aging and stabilizing nervous system function.
(5) Improve the intestinal function, moisten the intestines and relax the bowels.
Mulberry leaves can inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria, improve constipation, regulate intestines, improve abdominal distension, induce diarrhea, protect intestinal mucosa and reduce the occurrence of some acute abdomen.
Second, the medicinal use of mulberry leaves:
(1) Treat wind-heat cold, headache and cough.
Mulberry leaves are sweet, cold and mild, which is beneficial to cool wind and heat, and can also clear lung and relieve cough. Therefore, it is often used to treat wind-heat cold or early fever, warm pathogen invading the lungs, body heat, headache, cough and other symptoms. , and often taken with forsythia, chrysanthemum, almond, etc. For example, Sangxing decoction is taken with mulberry leaves, gardenia peel, fragrant black beans, elephant skin, pear skin, almond 4.5g, adenophora root 6g, etc.
(2) Treating lung heat and dry cough.
Mulberry leaves taste sweet and cold, benefit yin, cool and moisten lung dryness, so they can be used to treat lung injury caused by dry heat, dry cough and less phlegm. The above-mentioned Sangxing decoction can be used for patients with mild symptoms, and can be taken together with gypsum, Ophiopogon japonicus and Colla Corii Asini for patients with severe diseases, such as Qingzao Jiufei Decoction. Take 9 grams of mulberry leaves, 8 grams of gypsum, 3 grams of licorice, sesame seeds, donkey-hide gelatin, loquat leaves, 4 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, 2 grams of ginseng and 2 grams of almond, decoct them in water and take them at normal temperature.
(3) Treating dizziness.
Mulberry leaves taste bitter and cold and have the effect of calming liver yang, so they can be used to treat hyperactivity of liver yang, headache and dizziness. They are often used with chrysanthemum, concha Haliotidis and Radix Paeoniae Alba. When taken together, mulberry leaves and black sesame seeds have the effects of nourishing essence and enriching blood, as well as treating liver yin deficiency and red eyes, namely, Sangma Pill, which is a honey pill made by drying mulberry leaves and black sesame seeds in the sun and grinding them into fine powder, and then kneading them with refined honey.
(4) Treating hematemesis and nosebleed (symptoms of bleeding outside some parts not caused by trauma).
Mulberry leaves have the function of cooling blood and stopping bleeding, and can be used alone or in combination with other hemostatic drugs.
Third, don't drink soaked mulberry leaves?
The nutritional value and efficacy of mulberry leaves are amazing, which is extremely beneficial to health. Mulberry leaves are pure natural plants with little side effects. However, when taking it, there are also some precautions to be understood. Let's see under what circumstances it is best not to take mulberry leaves.
1, Mulberry leaves are cool and not suitable for menstrual period, otherwise it will easily affect women's health.
2, drink more mulberry leaf water, it is easy to hurt the blood cold spleen and stomach, so everyone should drink in moderation, not too much unscrupulous drinking.
3, taking mulberry leaf tea on an empty stomach, tea will directly pass through our kidney, which is very unfavorable to the kidneys.
Generally speaking, mulberry leaves are a very good natural medicine for treating diseases.