Crude drug sample data base
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Scientific information data base
Common name | 桑葉, Sangye, Mori Folium (CP2020), Mulberry Leaf (CP2020) | |||||
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Synonyms | 霜桑葉, 冬桑葉, 双桑葉 | |||||
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Original plant name | Morus alba Linn.1, Morus bombycis Koidzumi2, (Maguwa (Tōguwa, Shiroguwa, Karayamaguwa)1, Yamaguwa2) | |||||
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Family name | Moraceae | |||||
Used part | leaf | |||||
Official compendium | CP (2020 ed.) | |||||
Clinical application | As an antifebrile, antitussive, for cooling the blood and improving eyesight, it is applied to treat cold, cough, headache, eye disease, beriberi, edema, abdominal pain, diarrhea, bruise and blood stasis. | |||||
Medical system | Traditional Chinese medicine | |||||
Drug effect in traditional medicine | Traditional classification | Diaphoretics with cold property | ||||
Beneficial effect | [Property and Flavor] Cold; sweet and bitter. [Meridian Tropism] Lung and liver meridians. [Actions] To disperse wind-heat, clear the heat, moisten dryness, clear the liver, and improve vision. [Indications] Common cold caused by wind-heat, lung heat, dryness cough, dizziness, headache, red eyes, and blurry vision. | |||||
Chemical constituent | Carotenoids & Vitamin A (*C1): Vitamin A様物質,カロチン / VitaminA-like substances, Carotenes Sterols (*C1): Ergosterol Flavones & Flavonols (*C1): フラボン成分 / flavones Sulfur containing alkaloids (*C1): Vitamin B1 | |||||
Pharmacological effect | Antibacterial and bacteria suppressive action (Bacillus typhosus, staphylococcus). | |||||
DNA sequence | D86319, L01933, L24398, AB038183, AF345327, AB007439 | |||||
Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") | ※Click this image to see the actual image | |||||
Disease | Common cold, Cough, Headache, Asthenopia, Beriberi, Edema, Abdominal pain, Diarrhea, Contusion | |||||
Formulation | rarely used in formula | |||||
Related drugs | Mori Cortex and Mori Fructus | |||||
References | CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi. C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. Ⅱ, pp 82-83. | |||||
Remarks | The Japanese Sangye (桑葉) is the dried leaf, with or without sprig, of Mori bombycis (Jap. name: Yamaguwa) and Mori alba L. var. multicaulis Loudon (Jap. name: Rōso). It is taken as medicinal tea to prevent palsy and arteriosclerosis. | |||||
Last renewal date | 2021/09/28 | |||||