The source is from the leaf of Morus alba L., family Moraceae. The medicinal material is collected after frost, dried in the sun and the raw or the one stir-baked with honey can be used for medication.
Medicinal Properties:
Sweet and bitter in flavor, cold in nature and attributive to the lung and liver meridians.
Actions:
Expel wind and heat, clear away lung-heat and moisturize dryness, and clear away liver-fire to treat eye disease.
Application
1. For the wind-heat syndrome due to exogenous attack manifested as headache, cough, and sore throat
2. For the damage to the lung due to dryness and heat marked by dry cough with little sputum and dry throat,
3. It is indicated for conjunctivitis and dizziness due to liver-heat.
