Mulberry leaf is the king of plants and has the reputation of "ginseng tonic, mulberry leaf tonic". Rich in 17 kinds of amino acids, crude protein and crude fat. It is a "medicinal and edible homologous" plant confirmed by the Ministry of Health, and is listed as one of the "Top Ten Health Foods for Human Beings in 2 1 century" by the International Food Health Organization, and it is a new green food source for human beings. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records mulberry leaves: "Sang Xingling is also called cicada food. The old man who eats people is a child, and mulberry leaves are also called "fairy grass". Japanese call mulberry leaf tea longevity tea. Mulberry leaves, as medicine and food homologous, are used by experts to treat infertile patients in clinic. At the same time, the dietotherapy and efficacy of mulberry leaves are also vividly recorded in the ancient book "New Edition of Materia Medica": old men can help the elderly, and old women can have fewer children.

Mulberry leaf "Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing"

Mulberry leaves are the dried leaves of Mulberry, a Moraceae plant. Most parts of our country are wild or cultivated. Harvest after the first frost, remove impurities and dry in the sun. Raw or baked with honey. Sweet, bitter and cold. Enter lung meridian and liver meridian. It has the effects of dispelling pathogenic wind, clearing away heat, clearing away lung-heat, moistening dryness, calming the liver and suppressing yang, and clearing liver-fire and improving eyesight.

Usage and dosage; After being decocted, 59g was still taken into pills and dispersed. Wash eyes with topical decoction. Honey-made mulberry leaves can enhance the efficacy of moistening lung and relieving cough, so honey-made mulberry leaves are often used for lung dryness and cough.

Taboo of mulberry leaves: Because mulberry leaves taste bitter and cold, excessive use may damage the function of spleen and stomach. If it is spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, you need to pay more attention when using it. It is also not suitable for catching a cold.

Pharmacology of mulberry leaves

(1) Lowering blood sugar (2) Lowering blood pressure (3) Lowering blood fat (4) Losing weight (5) Eliminating sores, removing spots and beautifying (6) Anti-oxidation, anti-aging (7) Antivirus and anti-tumor effects.

Mulberry leaf medicated diet

Mulberry leaf tea: Mulberry leaf tea is generally made of high-quality tender mulberry leaves with superior ecological environment and no pollution, and refined by scientific baking and other processes.

Mulberry porridge: fresh mulberry leaves, fresh lotus leaves, japonica rice and sugar. First, clean fresh mulberry leaves and lotus leaves, put them into the soup, take the juice to remove residues, add polished rice (washed) and cook into porridge, then add sugar and mix well.

Mulberry leaf powder as pasta

Mulberry vermicelli: fresh mulberry leaves after the first frost are dried in the afternoon sun and ground into powder, which is mixed with white flour in a certain proportion to become mulberry leaf powder. Another example is mulberry leaf biscuits and mulberry leaf cakes, which are also made of mulberry leaf powder.

There is also a mulberry leaf feast in the south.