Mulberry Bark
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Market name：桑白皮 Photo location：Museum of Materia Medica, Inst. of Nat. Med. TMPW No.：2426 |
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Plant name：Morus alba Photo location：Nara Pref, Japan Photo date：1997 Photographer：K. Komatsu |
| Synonym | White Mulberry Root-bark |
| Latin name | Mori Cortex |
| Botanical source: Family name | Moraceae |
| Botanical source: Plant name | Morus alba Linné (IPNI:30051955-2) |
| Part used | Root bark |
| Empirical criteria for quality selection | The outer surface of good one is thin and yellowish-red in color. Also, there are whitely bleached ones. (TN) |
| Constituents | Fatty acids: Palmitic acid, Stearic acid Triterpenoids: α-Amyrin, α-Amyrin acetate, β-Amylin, Betulinic acid Sterols: Sitosterol, Sitosterol-d-glucoside Flavonoids: Morusin, Cyclomorusin, Kuwanon A, Kuwanon B, Kuwanon C, Kuwanon D, Kuwanon E, Kuwanon F, Kuwanon G (Moracenin B, Albanin F), Kuwanon H (Moracenin A, Albanin G), Moracenins, Oxydihydromorusin (=morusinol), Kuwanon L, Morusin, Sanggenon D, Sanggenon C Coumarins: Umbelliferone, Scopoletin Amino acids: Betaine Other nitrogen compounds: Adenine |
| Pharmacological effects | Analgesia, cathartic, antiinflammatory (water soluble fraction), mild anti-tumor (hot water extractable fraction). Decrease in blood sugar (decoction, ethanol extract). |
| Indications | As an antitussive, expectorant, antiphlogistic diuretic, it is applied to treat bronchitis, cough, oliguria and edema. |
| Diseases | Bronchitis, Cough, Dyspnea, Rapid breathing, Edema, Oliguria |
| Formulas | ogibekkoto , kagaisan , kyososan , gokoto , seihaito , zenshikunshito , zosonmokuboito , bunshinkiin , henseishinkiin , hohaito , hontonto (kinkiyoryaku) , maorenshoshakushozuto |
| Meridian tropism | Lung |
| Property | Cold |
| Flavor | Sweet, Acrid/pungent |
| Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing" | Middle |
| TCM: Classification | Expectrants and antitussives |
| TCM: Medicinal effects | To remove heat from the lung, to relieve asthma, and to induce diuresis.: For cough and asthma caused by heat in the lung, anasarca with oliguria, and edema of face. |
| Remarks | Listed in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia 18th ed. |
| References | TN: T. Namba & Y. Tsuda ed., Outline of Pharmacognosy, a Textbook, 3rd ed., Nankodo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 1998. |
DNA sequences of medicinal plants
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| Botanical source: Plant name | 5Ss | 18S | ITS1 | 5.8S | ITS2 | 26S | others | trnH-psbA | matK | trnK | trnK-rps16 | trnT-L | trnL | trnL-F | rbcL | rpoC1 | ndhF | others | |
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