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Does Mulberry Cultivated in Rural Areas Have Medicinal Value? Why?
Mulberry can be eaten not only, but also fresh leaves. In rural areas, only a few people know that it is edible, and the villagers call it mulberry bud, which is a delicious wild vegetable. Silkworms are raised in rural areas, and this mulberry leaf is the food for silkworms. You still have to deal with it after you pick it up. Some people directly use it to boil water to drink. After washing mulberry leaves, put them in water and boil them. Put as much water as you boil. Just add some rock sugar in half an hour. Secretly tell you, it has the effect of beauty and weight loss. It can also be made into stir-fried dishes, soup and so on. When cooking, you usually need to blanch with water, otherwise it will be a bit bitter. It's best to blanch it with water and then process it according to your own taste.

It has certain efficacy and can clear away heat and toxic materials. In addition, mulberry leaves can be soaked in water instead of tea after drying, which also has certain effects on the treatment of symptoms such as vision improvement and waist and knee pain. Mulberry is not only a Chinese medicine, but also a delicious fruit. You can eat mulberries when you are hungry; "soothe the nerves and make people smart" has an intelligent effect on the human body; "Whitening without aging", Mulberry has a good anti-aging and blackening effect. Mulberry has obvious effects of nourishing yin, promoting fluid production and relaxing bowels. You can eat more mulberries in dry weather. After washing and drying the mulberry, add crystal sugar and white wine, and let it stand for more than half a month before drinking. Mulberry contains tannic acid, malic acid, vitamin C and fatty acids. Fatty acids mainly include linoleic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid and linolenic acid. In addition, mulberry is rich in resveratrol.

Mulberry is the mature fruit of deciduous shrubs or small trees of Moraceae. Mulberry can be used in food and wine making, and its leaves, fruits and root bark can be used as medicine, which has high medicinal value. Resveratrol is an effective antioxidant, which can inhibit the lipid peroxidation of low density lipoprotein and prevent the oxidation of low density lipoprotein from producing cytotoxicity, thus protecting the lipid peroxidation of cells. Resveratrol can also reduce platelet aggregation, thus preventing arteriosclerosis. Mulberry contains a lot of rutin, which can prevent the formation of colon cancer, cool blood and stop bleeding, clear liver and purge fire, and has anti-inflammatory and antiviral effects. Therefore, eating mulberry often helps to prevent and treat cerebral hemorrhage, hypertension, retinal hemorrhage and chronic bronchitis.