Steinmetz:Morus

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Morus alba

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Moraceae
English Names
  • Mulberry tree (black and white)
Natural Habitat
  • China
  • Northern Asia Minor
  • Caucasus
  • Mediterranean countries
  • throughout Europe; red Mulberry: North America
Part(s) Used
  • Folia Mori
  • Fructus Mori
  • Cortex radicis Mori
Constituent(s)
  • berry: invert-sugar
  • glucose
  • free acids
  • pectin
  • malic acid
  • citric acid
  • albuminoids
  • gum
  • salts; leaf: calcium-carbonate
  • adenin
  • asparagin
Action
  • leaf: used to rear silkworms; berry: diuretic
  • colouring agent
  • laxative
  • refrigerant
  • astringent
  • nutritive; rootbark: restorative
  • tonic
  • astringent
  • nervine
  • purgative
  • anthelmintic



Morus inidica

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Moraceae
English Names
  • Eastern Mulberry
Natural Habitat
  • Eastern Asia
  • India
Part(s) Used
  • Cortex Mori indici
Action
  • diuretic
  • pectoral
  • anthelmintic



Morus tinctoria

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Moraceae
English Names
  • Fustic wood
  • Yellow wood
Natural Habitat
  • West Indian islands
  • Northern part of South America (especially Cuba)
  • also Brazil
  • India
Part(s) Used
  • Lignum Citrinum
Constituent(s)
  • maclurin; morin (colouring matter)
Action
  • used as a dye. The Mayas apply the sap (obtained from the wood) with cotton wool to dental caries for the relief of toothache and to bleeding gums
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