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Morus alba  L.

   

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Botanical Name

:

Morus alba L.

English Name

:

Chinese White Mulberry

Synonym(s)

:

Morus indica, Morus parviflora, Morus tatarica L., Morus pumila Balb., Morus multicaulis Perr. and Morus serrata Wall

Family

:

Moraceae

 

General Info

Description

A medium sized deciduous tree, bark of large trees dark greyish brown, rough, the fissures mainly vertical. Leaves varying markedly in shape according to the age of the tree, in young plants and on vigorous shoots of old plants the leaves are usually deeply lobed, normally they are unlobed and 2 to 3 inches long. Flowers unisexual, very small, greenish, the sexes separated on different axes (spikes) either on the same branch or on different branches or occasionally a tree produces only male spikes or only female spikes. Male spikes ½-1½ inches long, the flowers not densely crowded. Sepals 4, hairy 1/10 inch long. Female spikes shorter than the male, the flowers crowded. Sepals 4, not hairy or only slightly so on the edges. Fruit ½ to 1 inch long, sometimes white, but more often red becoming black when ripe.

Herb Effects

The root is used as anthelmintic and astringent and the leaves as diaphoretic and emollient; hypoglycemic (root bark).

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Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Alpha-amyrin, morusin and cyclomorusin (root bark); albanols A and B and mulberranol (bark); caffeic acid, chalcons, eugenol, simple phenols, benzophenones, quercetin and flavones (plant); acetic acid, beta-sitosterol, chlorogenic acid, choline, folacin, gaba, quercitrin (leaf); asorbic acid, beta-carotene, rutin (fruit);kaempferol, piceatannol, resorcinol, resveratrol (wood)

Chemistry of Active Ingredients
Product Categories

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Product Categories
alpha-Amyrin 638-95-9 4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,1
4b-octamethyl-2,3,4a
,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,
12a,14,14a -tetrade
cahydro-1H-picen-3-o
l
C30H50O Click Here To Enlarge
Morusin Not Available Not Available C25H24O6 Click Here To Enlarge
Cyclomorusin 62596-34-3 Not Available C25H22O6 Click Here To Enlarge
Caffeic acid Not Available 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)prop-2-enoic acid
C9H8O4 Click Here To Enlarge
Eugenol 97-53-0 2-methoxy-4-prop-2-e
nyl-phenol
C10H12O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Quercetin Not Available 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-3,4,5-trihydroxy
-chromen-7-one
C15H10O7 Click Here To Enlarge
Acetic acid 77671-22-8 acetic acid C2H4O2 Click Here To Enlarge
beta-Sitosterol 5779-62-4 17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14, 15,16,17
-dodecahydro-1H-cycl
openta[a]phenanthren
-3-ol
C29H50O Click Here To Enlarge
Chlorogenic acid 327-97-9 3-[3-(3,4-dihydroxyp
henyl)prop-2-enoylox
y]-1,4,5-trihydroxy-
cyclohexan e-1-carb
oxylic acid
C16H18O9 Click Here To Enlarge
Choline 67-48-1 2-hydroxyethyl-trime
thyl-ammonium
C5H14NO+ Click Here To Enlarge
Folacin 6484-89-5 2-[4-[(2-amino-4-oxo
-1H-pteridin-6-yl)me
thylamino]benzoyl]am
inopentane dioic
acid
C19H19N7O6 Click Here To Enlarge
Gaba 70582-09-1 4-aminobutanoic acid C4H9NO2 Click Here To Enlarge
Quercitrin 6151-25-3 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-
(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
methyl-oxa n-2-yl)o
xy-chromen-7-one
C21H20O11 Click Here To Enlarge
beta-Carotene Not Available 3,7,12,16-tetramethy
l-1,18-bis(2,6,6-tri
methyl-1-cyclohexeny
l)-octadec a-1,3,5,
7,9,11,13,15,17-nona
ene
C40H56 Click Here To Enlarge
Rutin Not Available 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
[(3,4,5-tr ihydroxy
-6-methyl-tetrahydro
pyran-2-yl)oxymethyl
]tetrahydropyran-2-y
l] oxy-chromen-7-on
e trihydrate
C27H36O19 Click Here To Enlarge
Kaempferol 80714-53-0 3-[3-[4,5-dihydroxy-
6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
(hydroxyme thyl)oxa
n-2-yl]oxy-oxan-2-yl
]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6
-(hydroxymethyl)oxan
-2 -yl]oxy-4,5-dihy
droxy-2-(4-hydroxyph
enyl)-chromen-7-one
C33H40O21 Click Here To Enlarge
Piceatannol Not Available 4-[2-(3,5-dihydroxyp
henyl)ethenyl]benzen
e-1,2-diol
C14H12O4 Click Here To Enlarge
Resorcinol 6025-45-2 benzene-1,3-diol C6H6O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Resveratrol Not Available 5-[2-(4-hydroxypheny
l)ethenyl]benzene-1,
3-diol
C14H12O3 Click Here To Enlarge

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

In indigestion, refrigerant in fever, dyspepsia, melancholia and sore throat (fruit); as an anthelmintic and astringent (root and leaf); as a gargle in inflammation of throat (leaf decoction); used for external use in bed sores (leaf paste with neem leaves).

Contraindication

This herb is contraindicated in cases with diarrhea due to cold and deficiency of the spleen and stomach.

Reference

Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.


Uniyal et al., Medicinal Flora of Garhwal Himalayas.

Bentley and Trimen, Medicinal Plants.

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