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Mulberry Twig
Botanical name
Morus alba
Family
Moraceae
Pin yin name
Sang Zhi
Pin yin description
(sang is the name for the very common mulberry plant, used for raising silk worms; zhi means twig or branch; this material is distinguished from the leaf, Sang Ye, the fruit, Sang Shen, and the root bark, Sang Bai Pi, all from the same plant but with different applications)
Other common names
White Mulberry, Morus Twig
Part used
Twig
(small branches are collected at the end of spring and beginning of summer, with leaves removed)
Taste
Bitter
Nature
Neutral
Traditional Chinese uses
Dispels wind, unblocks the meridians
Traditional Chinese applications
Pain of muscles and joints due to wind-damp; spasm of the limbs, especially when there is a heat syndrome with pain in the arms; edema
Possible unwanted effects
None noted
Herb drug interactions
None reported
TCM and other contraindications
None noted
Formulas
Not currently used in Sen tablet formulas
Author
Subhuti Dharmananda, Ph.D. Institute for Traditional Medicine
Last updated
6 Nov 2002


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