Mulberry leaves, as long as you can use them well, are also treasures.
There was an old man who drank mulberry leaf water and stopped coughing up blood. He also lived a long life. His whole family also drank it, and it was very good. So, I also started to pay attention to it.
Mulberry leaves can treat diabetes and eliminate the root. Drinking it as tea regularly is simple and enjoyable. The universal effect of mulberry leaves lies in its ability to moisten the lungs, relieve cough, promote bowel movements, protect the eyes, and promote beauty and longevity. Medical experts have found that mulberry leaves can produce insulin and reduce blood sugar. Mulberry leaves have the same effect as ginseng but are not expensive. The combination of the two is powerful and provides more nutrients.
In the ancient Chinese medical book "Baosheng Yaolu," there is a "Fusang Zhibao Dan" that has the effects of "preserving youth, darkening hair, nourishing bone marrow and essence, expelling diseases and prolonging life." What is the medicinal ingredient? The answer is mulberry leaves.
Mulberry leaves are indeed a natural beauty and skin care product that is cost-effective, especially for acne and brown spots on the face. Acne is a common inflammatory skin disease in young people. After entering puberty, due to the vigorous secretion of hormones in the body, the sebaceous glands secrete more oil, which can cause sebum accumulation, blockage of hair follicles, and the formation of acne. In addition, Chinese medicine believes that overeating greasy and spicy foods, accumulation of heat and dampness in the spleen and stomach, long-term constipation, and invasion of external pathogens can also induce acne. Mulberry leaves have the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, and some people have tried mulberry leaf decoction to treat acne in 258 cases, with a significant effective rate of 89%. Brown spots on the face often cause distress to many women.
Mulberry leaves taste delicious and have no side effects. Japan has developed mulberry tea with health benefits. The tea is green and rich in high-quality protein, dietary fiber, carbohydrates, as well as calcium, phosphorus, iron, manganese, and other nutrients. It does not contain caffeine and tannins found in tea. Mulberry tea is convenient to drink, and the nutrients are quickly absorbed. It also has the functions of promoting metabolism, blood circulation, and eliminating fatigue. Using mulberry leaves for bathing also has great benefits for beauty. Take 50-100 grams of frost-damaged dry mulberry leaves, put them in a pot, boil them in water for 10-15 minutes, and pour them into a bathtub to cool before bathing. Frost-damaged mulberry leaves, which have been baptized by snow and frost, can relieve the surface without harming the inside, nourish the skin without removing fat, and are an excellent beauty bath recipe, especially for people with rough skin, it is the best choice to make the skin delicate and tender.
[Uses of Mulberry Leaves for Treating Diseases]
Mulberry leaves are the dried leaves of the deciduous small tree mulberry in the mulberry family. They have a cold nature and a bitter and sweet taste. They belong to the lung and liver meridians and have the effects of dispersing wind-heat, clearing the liver, and improving hand function. They are a type of cool and dispersing exterior herbs in traditional Chinese medicine. Mulberry leaves are loved by people for their widespread medicinal value.
Mulberry leaves are often used to treat early fever, headache, cough, and other symptoms caused by external wind-heat or early-stage warm diseases, as well as red and sore eyes and excessive tearing caused by liver fire or wind-heat. Modern pharmacological studies have shown that mulberry leaves contain various chemical components such as quercetin, organic acids, choline, carotene, and vitamin B1. They have significant inhibitory effects on Salmonella and can inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus. Based on these findings, mulberry leaves have been found to have the following new uses.
Treating Eye Diseases
Soak 15-20 grams of frost-damaged mulberry leaves in water, decoct and remove the residue, and apply the cooled medicinal liquid with a dry towel to the affected eyes. This method is effective in treating red, swollen, painful eyes, eye discomfort, excessive tearing, and blurred vision. It can be applied several times a day, and the effect can be seen in 2-3 days.
For older people who have watery eyes and dry eyes caused by liver and kidney deficiency, washing the eyes with mulberry leaf decoction every day can have a significant effect on improving vision and reducing tearing. Generally, half a month is a course of treatment, and 2-3 courses can be taken continuously. After completing one course of treatment, stop taking the medicine for 3-5 days before continuing the next course. For the treatment of suppurative otitis media, take several pieces of fresh frost-damaged mulberry leaves, wash them, grind them into juice, and drop 1-2 drops into the ear. Use it three times a day, and it will usually heal in 2-3 days.
Moisturizing the Skin and Relieving Dryness
According to traditional Chinese medicine, the lung governs the skin and hair, and mulberry leaves belong to the lung and liver meridians. They have the functions of dispelling wind-heat, cooling blood, and improving vision. Therefore, they can be used for bathing. Using mulberry leaf decoction as a bath is both economical and effective.
Treating Cracked Hands and Feet
For cracked hands and feet, you can soak your hands and feet in mulberry leaf soup once in the morning and once in the evening, each time for about half an hour, for a total of 10 days. For dryness of the face, persist in washing the face with mulberry leaf water, and after a few days, you will see a moisturized complexion, even without makeup, it can still have an effect.
Treating Brown Spots on the Face
Take 15 grams of mulberry leaves every day and soak them in boiling water to make tea. It is effective in treating brown spots on the face in women. Generally, after taking it for 15 days to 1 month, the spots will become lighter.
Mulberry leaves: taste sweet and bitter; nature cold. Belongs to the lung and liver meridians.
Efficacy: disperses wind-heat, clears the lungs, moisturizes dryness, calms the liver, improves vision, and cools blood. Dosage: decoct and take 5-9 grams; can also be made into pills or powder. Can be used externally for eye wash. Mulberry leaves processed with honey can enhance the moisturizing and cough-relieving effects, so honey-processed mulberry leaves are used for dry cough caused by lung dryness.
Applications:
1) Dispersing wind-heat: used for wind-heat cold and red eyes. Often paired with chrysanthemum.
2) Clearing the liver and improving vision: used for eye diseases caused by liver fire (such as acute conjunctivitis). Often paired with black sesame seeds to make mulberry and sesame pills, used for liver yin deficiency and liver yang hyperactivity, causing dizziness and blurred vision.
3) Moisturizing the lungs and relieving dryness: used for lung heat and dry cough. Mulberry leaves are bitter, cold, and have the effects of clearing heat, moistening the lungs, and promoting bowel movements. They can be used for lung dryness and cough with little phlegm. For mild cases, they can be paired with apricot kernels, sand ginseng, and Fritillaria cirrhosa to make mulberry and apricot kernel decoction; for severe cases, they can be paired with gypsum, Ophiopogon japonicus, and donkey-hide gelatin.
4) Relieving numbness in hands and feet, relieving pain and itching caused by not accumulating. Frequent washing with mulberry leaf decoction after frosting.
5) Red and itchy eyes. Grind mulberry leaves into powder, roll them into paper, and burn them to produce smoke to inhale through the nose, which is effective.
6) Watery eyes. Take winter mulberry leaves that have not fallen off and decoct them into warm water for washing. Alternatively, add alum to the decoction. 7) Hair growth promotion. Boil mulberry leaves and hemp leaves in rice washing water for hair washing. After seven times, the hair will grow quickly. 8) Stopping bleeding. Roast mulberry leaves until dry, grind them into powder, mix with honey to form pills, and take them after bleeding stops. It is advisable to take liver and lung-nourishing medicines after stopping bleeding.
9) Treating lung-toxic carbuncles. Wash mulberry leaves, steam them overnight, and dry them. Grind them into powder and take it with water twice a day.
