The efficacy and effects of Mulberry Bark

Mulberry bark is cold, sweet, belongs to the lung meridian, belongs to the common Chinese medicine, in fact, mulberry bark can be both medicinal and edible, so what are the efficacy and function of mulberry bark?

Clear lung heat

Mulberry bark is often used in traditional Chinese medicine to clear lung heat and asthma. Mulberry bark is cold in nature and enters the lung meridian, and can relieve lung fire and water in the lung to calm asthma. For treating cough and asthma of lung heat, it is often used together with ground bark, such as Diabai San; if water drink stops in the lung, swelling and panting, it can be used together with ephedra, almond, scape bark and other medicines that promote lung and expel drink.

Lowering blood pressure

Aqueous decoction of the roots, stems and branches of mulberry tree has a hypotensive effect on animals, but the leaves of mulberry tree do not have this effect. The organic extract of the root and stem of mulberry tree has the strongest regulating effect on blood pressure, and mulberry white bark has the effect of stopping bleeding and clearing the liver, which has a good therapeutic effect on hypertension caused by excessive blood concentration.

Remove edema

Mulberry Bark is used to treat edema, and is more effective for wind and skin water. The main mechanism is that Mulberry Bark can clear and lower lung qi, regulate water channels and facilitate water, so it has a therapeutic effect on generalized edema, edema of the face, bloating and panting, and unfavorable urination.

Skin whitening

Mulberry bark contains more mucilaginous proteins, which have antioxidant properties and can eliminate free radicals in the body after consumption, and have a mitigating effect on the aging of the skin.

Sedative

Extracts of petroleum ether, ether, ethyl acetate and other fat-soluble solvents of Morus alba bark given to mice by sedation can reduce spontaneous activities of mice and have anticonvulsant effects. Mulberry bark water or n-butanol extract 50mg/kg or more injected intraperitoneally into mice can reduce spontaneous activity, reduce tactile and nociceptive responses, dilate pupils, and mildly inhibit the occurrence of electroshock in mice.

Anti-inflammatory and antibacterial

Anti-inflammatory: aqueous extract of Morus alba bark given to rats orally or by injection has an inhibitory effect on foot swelling caused by carrageenan and dextran. Antibacterial: Mulberry bark decoction has a strong inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus; it also has a mild inhibitory effect on S. typhi and S. fowleri. Mulberry furan A has strong antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus divergens. Cyclosporin also has antifungal effect.