Mulberry bark – sang bai pi\uff0cmori cortex\uff0cmorus alba bark\uff0cmulberry tree bark\uff0cbark of mulberry tree\uff0cwhite mulberry root bark\uff0cMulberry bark
\n[Medicinal use] This product is the root bark of the mulberry plant of the Moraceae family.
\n[Nature and flavor and meridians] Sweet, cold. Enters the lung meridian.
\n[Effects] Drain the lungs and relieve asthma, promote water circulation and reduce swelling.
\n[Clinical application] 1. Used for lung heat cough, asthma and sputum.
\nThis product can drain lung heat and relieve asthma, so it is suitable for lung heat asthma and cough. For example, if the asthma and cough are accompanied by body heat, it is often used in combination with Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Scutellariae, and raw licorice.
\n2. Used for symptoms such as facial edema and dysuria.
\nMulberry bark has a diuretic and edema-reducing effect. It is used to treat facial edema and dysuria. It is often used in combination with raw coix seed, Poria, Alisma orientalis, and Plantago seed.
\n[Prescription name] Mulberry bark (wash, dry, and chop)
\n[General dosage and usage] Three to five coins, decocted and taken.
\n[Example of prescription] Lung-draining powder: Radix Rehmanniae, Morus alba, raw licorice, and rice. Treats lung heat, wheezing and cough.
\nThis product is the dried root bark of Morus a\/baL., a plant of the Moraceae family. The roots are dug up from the end of autumn when the leaves fall to the next spring before budding, and the yellow-brown rough bark is scraped off. The root bark is peeled off longitudinally and dried in the sun.
\n[Properties]
\nThis product is in the shape of a twisted roll, groove or plate, with varying lengths, widths and thicknesses, and a thickness of 1 to 4 mm. The outer surface is white or light yellowish white, relatively flat, with some residual orange-yellow or brownish-yellow scaly rough bark; the inner surface is yellowish white or grayish yellow with fine longitudinal lines. It is light, tough, fibrous, difficult to break, easy to tear longitudinally, and dust is flying when torn. The smell is slight and the taste is slightly sweet. [Identification]
\n(1) Cross-section of this product: The phloem rays are 2 to 6 rows of cells wide; there are scattered latex tubes; the fibers are scattered individually or in bundles, non-lignified or slightly lignified; the thin-walled cells contain starch granules, and some cells contain calcium oxalate crystals. In the older root bark, there are thick-walled cell groups with stone cells scattered around, and the cell cavity mostly contains prisms, which are pale grayish yellow. There are many fibers, many of which are broken, with a diameter of 13~26um, thick walls, and are non-lignified to slightly lignified. The diameter of calcium oxalate prisms is 11~32um. The stone cells are round, square or irregular in shape, with a diameter of 22~52um, thick walls or very thick walls, obvious pits and grooves, and some of the cell cavities contain prisms. There are also thick-walled cells containing crystals. There are many starch granules, single granules are round, with a diameter of 4~16um; complex granules are composed of 2~8 subgranules.
\n(2) Take 2g of the powder of this product, add 20ml of saturated sodium carbonate solution, ultrasonically treat for 20 minutes, filter, add dilute hydrochloric acid to the filtrate to adjust the pH value to 1~2, let it stand for 30 minutes, filter, and extract the filtrate with ethyl acetate twice by shaking, 10ml each time, combine the ethyl acetate solution, evaporate to dryness, and add 1ml of methanol to the residue to dissolve it. As the test solution. Take another 2g of mulberry bark as a control medicinal material, and prepare a control medicinal material solution in the same way. According to the thin layer chromatography method (General Rule 0502), take 5\u03bc1 of each of the above two solutions, and spot them on the same polyamide film. Use acetic acid as the developing agent, develop about 10cm, take it out, dry it, and examine it under ultraviolet light (365nm). In the chromatogram of the test sample, the same two main fluorescent spots appear at the corresponding positions of the chromatogram of the control medicinal material
\nDecoction pieces
\n[Processing]
\nWash mulberry bark, moisten it slightly, cut it into strips, and dry it.
\n[Properties]
\nThis product is in the form of silk strips, with white or light yellowish white on the outer surface, and some have orange-yellow or brown-yellow scaly rough skin; the inner surface is yellow-white or grayish yellow with fine longitudinal lines. It is light, tough, and fibrous. It has a slight smell and a slightly sweet taste.
\n[Inspection]
\nThe water content shall not exceed 10.0% (General Rule 0832 Method 2),
\n[Identification]
\nSame as medicinal materials. Honey mulberry bark Take mulberry bark silk and stir-fry it according to the honey roasting method (General Rule 0213) until it is not sticky.
\n[Properties]
\nThis product is in irregular silk strips. The surface is dark yellow or brownish yellow, slightly shiny, moist, fibrous, and easy to tear longitudinally. Slight smell, sweet taste.
\n[Inspection]
\nWater content, not more than 10.0% (General Rule 0832 Second Method).
\n[Identification]
\n(Except for the cross section) Same as the medicinal material.
\n[Properties and Meridians]
\nSweet, cold. Enters the lung meridian.
\n[Functions and Indications]
\nPurge the lungs and relieve asthma, promote diuresis and reduce swelling. Used for lung heat, asthma, cough, edema, oliguria, and edema of the face and skin
\n[Usage and Dosage]
\n6~12g.
\n[Storage]
\nPlace in a ventilated and dry place, moisture-proof and moth-proof.
\nWhere is the main production area of \u200b\u200bmulberry bark?
\nIt is produced in most parts of the country.
\nWhere is the main medicinal part of mulberry bark?
\nMedicinal part of mulberry bark:
\nThis product is the dried root bark of Morus alba L., a plant of the Moraceae family. The roots are dug up from the end of autumn when the leaves fall to the next spring before budding, the yellow-brown rough bark is scraped off, the longitudinal section is cut open, the root bark is peeled off, and it is dried in the sun.
\nProperties of the medicinal part of mulberry bark:
\nThis product is in the shape of a twisted roll, groove or plate, with varying lengths, widths and narrowness, and a thickness of 1~4mm. The outer surface is white or light yellowish white, relatively flat, and some have orange-yellow or brown-yellow scaly rough bark; the inner surface is yellowish white or grayish yellow with fine longitudinal lines. It is light, tough, fibrous, difficult to break, easy to tear longitudinally, and dust is flying when torn. It has a slight smell and tastes slightly sweet.
\nHow are mulberry bark recorded in ancient books?
\n“Famous Doctors’ Records”: “Remove water vapor from the lungs, stop spitting blood, thirst, edema, abdominal distension, and promote water flow.
\n“Materia Medica”: “Treat lung qi and asthma”, “asthenia and fever”.
\n“Compendium of Materia Medica\u00b7Volume 36”: “Drain the lungs, benefit the large and small intestines, and lower qi and disperse blood.” It also says: “Mulberry bark is good at promoting small water, but it is actually draining its seeds, so it is suitable for those with water vapor in the lungs and excess lung fire.
\nEffects
\nThe Chinese medicinal material mulberry bark has the effects of draining the lungs and relieving asthma, promoting water and reducing swelling.
\nWhat are the main effects and clinical applications of mulberry bark?
\nMulberry bark is used for lung heat, asthma, cough, edema, oliguria, and edema of the face and skin.
\nLung heat, asthma, cough
\n\u00b7Treat asthma and cough caused by excessive lung heat, often with Radix Rehmanniae and Licorice.
\n\u00b7For treating water retention in the lungs, distension and wheezing, it can be used together with ephedra, apricot kernel, and scutellaria baicalensis.
\n\u00b7For treating cough and wheezing due to lung deficiency and heat, it can be used together with ginseng, schisandra chinensis, etc.
\nEdema
\n\u00b7Often used together with Poria cocos peel, dried tangerine peel, etc.
\nWhat other effects does mulberry bark have?
\nIn my country’s traditional food culture, some Chinese medicinal materials are often widely consumed as food ingredients among the people, that is, materials that are both food and Chinese medicinal materials according to tradition. According to the documents issued by the National Health Commission and the State Administration for Market Regulation, mulberry bark can be used (instant drug substance) within a limited range of use and dosage. It can be used as both medicine and food.
\nThe commonly used medicinal diet recipes for mulberry bark are as follows:
\nMulberry bark loquat drink
\nMulberry bark, loquat leaf 15g. First wash 25g mulberry bark, cut into sections, and dry in the sun. 15g loquat leaves are brushed to remove the hair, washed, chopped, dried and honey roasted. Put mulberry bark and loquat leaves into a pot, add appropriate amount of water and boil for 30 minutes, remove the residue and take the juice. Drink it as tea every day.
\nNote: The use of Chinese herbal medicines must be based on syndrome differentiation and treatment, and should be used under the guidance of professional Chinese medicine practitioners. Do not use them at will, and do not listen to Chinese medicine prescriptions and advertisements at will.
\nWhat are the compound preparations containing mulberry bark?
\nXiebai San
\nClears and drains lung heat, relieves cough and asthma. Indications: lung heat, asthma and cough. Asthma, cough, hot skin, especially during feeding, red tongue with yellow fur, and thin pulse.
\nWupi San
\nDiuresis and swelling, regulating qi and strengthening the spleen. Indications: spleen deficiency, dampness, qi stagnation and water overflowing skin water syndrome. Swelling all over the body, heavy limbs, fullness in the heart and abdomen, shortness of breath, difficulty urinating, and pregnancy edema, white and greasy fur, and slow pulse.
\nErmu Ningsou Pills
\nClears the lungs and moisturizes dryness, resolves phlegm and relieves cough. Used for cough caused by dry heat in the lungs, yellow and sticky sputum that is difficult to cough out, chest tightness and shortness of breath, persistent cough, hoarseness and sore throat.
\nPediatric Stemona Cough Syrup clears the lungs, relieves cough and resolves phlegm. Used for cough and sudden cough caused by phlegm-heat in the lungs in children, with symptoms of cough, excessive sputum, yellow and sticky sputum, uncomfortable coughing, or persistent sputum and difficult sputum; whooping cough with the above symptoms.
\nLoquat Cough Soft Capsules
\nRelieve cough and resolve phlegm. Used for cough and sputum caused by phlegm-heat in the lungs; bronchitis with the above symptoms
\nSichuan Fritillaria Cough Syrup
\nRelieve cough and resolve phlegm. Used for wind-heat cough, excessive sputum or dry cough.
\nModern Research Progress on Morus Alba
\n\u00b7Multiple extracts and extracted components of Morus Alba have different degrees of antitussive, expectorant and antiasthmatic effects.
\nThe main active ingredient of Morus Alba antiasthmatic effect is scopoletin. .
\nThe ethyl acetate extract of mulberry bark decoction, raw mulberry bark water extract, and mulberry bark alcohol extract all have diuretic effects. .
\nMulberry bark total flavonoids have anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. Mulberry bark water extract and water extract alcohol precipitation have hypoglycemic effects.
\n\u00b7In addition, mulberry bark also has antihypertensive, immunomodulatory, antiviral, anti-tumor, antioxidant, anti-hypoxia, and anti-aging effects.
\n\u00b7This product has multiple pharmacological effects such as antitussive, expectorant, antiasthmatic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, diuretic, and hypoglycemic.
\nUsage
\nMulberry bark is generally used as mulberry bark slices and decocted.
\nHow to use mulberry bark correctly?
\nWhen mulberry bark decoction is taken orally, the usual dosage is 6~12g.
\nMulberry bark is generally used in decoctions and decocted for consumption. It can also be made into powder or pills for consumption. However, the use of Chinese medicinal materials must be based on syndrome differentiation and treatment, and should be used under the guidance of professional Chinese medicine practitioners. It should not be used at will, and it is even more forbidden to listen to Chinese medicine prescriptions and advertisements at will.
\nThrough different processing methods, Chinese medicinal materials such as mulberry bark and honey mulberry bark can be produced. It is suitable to be used raw to relieve lung and promote diuresis, calm liver and clear heat; it is suitable to be roasted with honey for cough and asthma caused by lung deficiency. Different processing methods have different effects, please follow the doctor’s advice for specific medication.
\nHow to process mulberry bark?
\n\u00b7Mulberry bark: Take the original medicinal material, remove impurities, wash it with water, moisten it thoroughly, cut it into strips, and dry it.
\nHoney mulberry bark: Take refined honey, dilute it with an appropriate amount of boiling water, add it to the clean mulberry bark strips, mix well, simmer and moisten it, stir-fry it on low heat until the surface is dark yellow and not sticky, take it out, spread it out, and collect it in time after it cools thoroughly. For every 100kg of mulberry bark, use 25kg of refined honey.
\nWhat drugs should be used with mulberry bark at the same time that require special attention?
\nThe combined use of Chinese medicine and the combined use of Chinese and Western medicine requires syndrome differentiation and treatment, and clinical individualized treatment.
\nIf you are using other drugs, please consult a doctor before taking the medicine, and inform the doctor of all your diagnosed diseases and treatment plans you are receiving.
\nInstructions for use
\nMulberry bark is cold in nature, so it is not suitable for people with cold phlegm, cough and asthma.
\nWhat are the precautions when using mulberry bark?
\n\u00b7People with cold lungs and no fire and wind-cold coughs should not take it.
\nDuring the medication period, you should pay attention to avoid eating cold, raw and cold foods, spicy and greasy foods, and avoid smoking and drinking.
\n\u00b7Pregnant and lactating women: If you are pregnant, planning to be pregnant or are lactating, please inform your doctor in time and consult whether Chinese medicine can be used for treatment.
\n\u00b7Children: Children’s medication must be carried out under the guidance of a doctor and adult supervision.
\n\u00b7Please properly store the medicinal materials and do not give your own medicinal materials to others.
\nDo not use copper or iron utensils to decoct medicine. .
\nHow to identify and use mulberry bark?
\nMulberry bark and scutellaria baicalensis
\nMulberry bark and scutellaria baicalensis are both expectorant, cough and asthma-relieving drugs, which can relieve lung and asthma, promote diuresis and reduce swelling, and can treat lung heat and water vapor in the lungs, phlegm and cough, asthma and edema, and are often used together.
\n\u00b7However, mulberry bark is sweet and cold, with a relatively slow medicinal property. It is good at clearing lung heat and reducing lung fire. It is mostly used for lung heat cough, yellow phlegm and skin edema; scutellaria baicalensis is bitter, pungent and extremely cold, and its medicinal property is strong. It focuses on draining water vapor and phlegm in the lungs. It is especially suitable for those who cannot lie down due to excessive evil and fullness. Its diuretic effect is stronger, and it can also treat symptoms of ascites and pleural effusion.
\nMedication tips
\nThe most frequently asked questions by patients
\nThe effects of mulberry bark and tangerine peel
\nTangerine peel is pungent and warm, and has the functions of regulating qi and strengthening the spleen, harmonizing the stomach and resolving phlegm; mulberry bark is pungent, dispersing, bitter and descending, draining the lungs and relieving asthma, and promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. Tangerine peel enters the spleen and lung meridians and focuses on the middle-jiao spleen and stomach, while mulberry bark enters the lung meridian specifically, focusing on the lungs. The two medicines are used together to treat the spleen and lungs, and have the effects of clearing lung heat, eliminating edema, lowering blood pressure, regulating qi, protecting the liver, and stopping bleeding.
\nComposition of Sangbaipi Decoction
\nSangbaipi Decoction is composed of Sangbaipi, Pinellia, Perilla, Apricot, Fritillaria, Gardenia, Scutellaria, and Coptis. It has the effects of clearing the lungs and lowering qi, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It is mainly used for those with excess lung qi, phlegm and fire and wheezing. It is commonly used in the clinic for chronic bronchitis in the elderly, acute attack of chronic cor pulmonale, and corneal complications of acute viral conjunctivitis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mulberry bark – sang bai pi\uff0cmori cortex\uff0cmorus alba bark\uff0cmulberry tree bark\uff0cbark of mulberry tree\uff0cwhite mulberry root bark\uff0cMorus alba bark, [sang bai pi], Chinese herbal medicine, alias: mulberry root bark, mulberry root white bark, white mulberry bark, mulberry bark, English name: MORI CORTEX, main effects: purging lung and relieving asthma, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling.
\nMorus alba bark is a phlegm-resolving, cough-relieving and asthma-relieving medicine, which is the dried root bark of the mulberry plant of the Moraceae family.
\nMorus alba bark is sweet and cold in nature. It belongs to the lung meridian.
\nThis product is sweet, mild, penetrating, cold and clearing, and specifically enters the lung meridian, which can both purge the heat evil in the lung and remove the phlegm and water in the lung. It is good at purging the lung and relieving asthma, treating lung heat, cough, asthma and phlegm, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, and treating edema, oliguria and difficulty urinating.
\nThis product mainly contains flavonoids and coumarins, as well as polysaccharides, tannins, volatile oils and other ingredients. It has the effects of purging lung and relieving asthma, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. It is used for lung heat, asthma, cough, edema, oliguria, edema of the face and skin,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[36],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6139","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-herbal","7":"desktop-align-left","8":"tablet-align-left","9":"mobile-align-left","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-variable","16":"has-default-attributes"},"yoast_head":"\n