Mulberry bark is a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine. It is the dried root bark of the mulberry tree. It has the effect of clearing the lungs and moisturizing dryness, clearing heat and reducing swelling. If you often have a cough, you can also use mulberry bark to relieve it. Let's take a closer look at the benefits and effects of mulberry bark!
【Benefits and Effects of Mulberry Bark】
1. Pain relief and promoting blood circulation
Pain relief and promoting blood circulation are also important functions of mulberry bark. When people experience back and leg pain and have difficulty moving, mulberry bark can be used for treatment.
The specific method is to fry one or two liang of mulberry bark with one or two liang of sour jujube kernels and one or two liang of barley, and then grind them into powder after frying. Take it four times a day with boiling water.
2. Diuretic and laxative
Diuretic and laxative is also an important function of mulberry bark. It also has a good therapeutic effect on diseases such as difficulty urinating and facial edema.
For treatment, you can boil four qian of mulberry bark with five qian of winter melon seeds and three qian of grass seed with clear water. After boiling the liquid, take it orally once a day. Most patients will see significant improvement in symptoms after three days of continuous use.
【Processing of Mulberry Bark】
1. Mulberry bark: Brush off the ash, wash it clean, soak it until it becomes soft, and then cut it into shreds and dry it.
2. Fried mulberry bark: Take the mulberry bark slices and fry them until they turn slightly yellow and have slight scorch marks.
3. Honeyed mulberry bark: Take the mulberry bark shreds, add mature honey and a little boiling water, mix well, let it sit for a while, and then stir-fry it in a pot over low heat until it turns yellow and is not sticky to the hands. Take it out and let it cool. (For every 100 kilograms of mulberry bark shreds, use 30 kilograms of mature honey)
4. Roasted mulberry bark: Take the mulberry bark shreds, mix them with refined honey (100 kilograms of mulberry bark shreds, 25 kilograms of refined honey, diluted with appropriate amount of boiling water), let it sit for a while, and then stir-fry it over low heat until it turns golden and is not sticky to the hands. Take it out and let it cool. Roasting with honey can moderate the cold and purgative properties of mulberry bark and enhance its moisturizing and cough-relieving effects.
【Mulberry Bark Dietary Recipes】
1. Mulberry bark soup for edema and cough: Prepare 15g of mulberry bark and boil it in water for half an hour. Divide it into three doses and take it within one day.
2. Xia Bai San for treating lung heat, cough, and yellow tongue coating: Prepare 10g of mulberry bark, 10g of di gu pi, 6g of roasted licorice, and 9g of polished rice. Put the above Chinese herbs in a casserole with some water and simmer for about 1 hour. Take one dose of the medicine every day and divide it into two doses.
3. Wu Pi Tang for eliminating body edema: Prepare 9g each of mulberry bark, ginger peel, da fu pi, fu ling, chen pi. Put the above medications in a casserole, decoct them in water for 30 minutes, and take the juice. Take one dose daily, divided into two warm servings. This recipe has the effect of diuresis and reducing swelling, and is mainly used to treat edema.
4. Mulberry bark congee: Prepare 9g of mulberry bark powder, 50g of polished rice, and 15g of white sugar. Cook these ingredients with water to make congee. Eat it twice a day, in the morning and evening, for better health.
