Medicinally, mulberry bark mainly refers to the dried root bark of Morus alba L. This is a species commonly known as white mulberry in the family Moraceae. So, please keep in mind that it is the root bark rather than the stem bark that is used as a medicine. Try not to mix them up clinically. And it is also known as mulberry root bark, Cortex Mori, Cortex Mori Albae Radicis, white mulberry bark, mulberry white bark, Sohakuhi, mulberry tree bark, and more. It is widely cultivated to obtain white mulberry leaf because this is the main food for silkworms. As you know, silkworm cocoon is one of main sources of the commercial production of silk. In China, it can be found in most regions, in particular Anhui, Henan, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Hunan. And the root bark is usually dug up from late autumn when mulberry tree leaf is falling off to next spring before the sprouting. After that, remove dirt and fibril, scrape off the yellow-brown tertia when it is still fresh, peel the root bark off, vertically cut the cortex by a knife, pound it with a mallet in order to separate the cortex from xylem, remove the xylem, and dry them in the sun. When used as medicine, it is generally raw and cut into shreds, or stir-fried with honey.

MULBERRY BARK BENEFITS 
The inner bark of some species in the mulberry family, such as Paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera), is the main source of making mulberry bark cloth or fabric and handmade mulberry bark paper. This is simply because its woody bast fiber is an ideal raw material for manufacturing exceptionally pure, translucent paper or a paper-like fabric, which is extensively used for rubber stamping projects, handmade cards, scrapbook project, etc. these days.

Mulberry Bark

a) It alleviates edema by inducing diuresis. Therefore, consuming it can do good to those are susceptible to edema after a long ride or after the surgery;
b) It helps get rid of athlete’s foot since it is a good odor remover. Specifically, boil appropriate amount of them with hot water and then soak feet. By doing so, athlete’s foot can be treated or prevented;
c) It adjusts endocrine system and urinary system. Eating it can help the body regulate endocrine disorders and urinary problems;
d) Instead of by burning or acidizing skin tissue, it removes scars by nourishing and enhancing skin's self-healing capabilities. Besides, it has a whitening effect too, which can be used to reduce scar color left after wounds have been healed.

MULBERRY ROOT BARK FORMULAS ON HERBAL REMEDIES
The Chinese Materia Medica believes that it is sweet, pungent in flavor and cold in nature. It goes to meridian of lung and spleen. Normal functions are purging the lung of pathogenic fire to relieve asthma and inducing diuresis to alleviate edema. Prime mulberry bark uses and indications include lung-heat Asthma due to excessive phlegm, fluid retained in lung, dyspnea and fullness, Edema, beriberi; difficult urination. Recommended dosage is from 9 to 15 grams in decoction. Besides, it can be applicable in other forms, such as white mulberry root-bark extract, tea, powder, fresh juice, etc.

1) Xie Bai San from Xiao Er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue (Key to the Therapeutics of Children's Diseases). It combines with Di Gu Pi (Lycium Barbarum Root Bark) and Gan Cao (Licorice Root) to treat cough and dyspnea in children due to exuberant lung-stomach heat.

2) Bu Fei Tang from Lei Qian Fang (Everlasting Categorization of Inscribed Formulas). It joins with Ren Shen (Ginseng Root), Wu Wei Zi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis), Shu Di Huang (Rehmannia), etc. to cure cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, hot flashes, night sweats, and more.

3) Wu Pi San from Zhong Cang Jing (Classic of the Secret Transmission). It couples with Fu Ling Pi (Poria Peel), Da Fu Pi (Areca Peel), Chen Pi (citrus peel), etc. to heal hyposarca, eye puffiness, facial puffiness, turgor and dyspnea, and difficult urination.