Herb
Mulberry Leaf (Sang ye)
桑叶sang ye
1 sourceSafety notes recordedFolium Mori
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Dispels wind-heat and clears the lung and liver, brightens the eyes, and quenches thirst.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十六·木部·灌木类·桑·叶·主治（《本经》）
References
- functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
- WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
- public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions
Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.
传统中医记载：《本经》载桑叶除寒热、出汗；苏恭谓除脚气水肿、利大小肠；孟诜谓代茶止渴；李时珍谓治劳热咳嗽、明目长发。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦、甘，寒，有小毒（《本经》桑叶）；大明谓家桑叶暖、无毒。·Meridians: 胃·大肠（手足阳明）
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·灌木类·桑（条目标题·《本经》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·灌木类·桑·叶·气味（《本经》·大明）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·灌木类·桑·叶·发明（时珍：桑叶乃手、足阳明之药）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·灌木类·桑·叶·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·灌木类·桑·叶·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·灌木类·桑·叶·气味（《本经》有小毒、大明家桑叶无毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.