Steinmetz:Morus

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Morus alba

Also known as (or relevant to) Morus alba Morus nigra Morus rubra 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) Morus inidica 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) Morus tinctoria Chlorophora tinctoria Maclura Tinctoria 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