Mulberry fruit (桑葚)
Basics
- Latin name：Morus alba
- Common names：Sang shen, mulberry spike
- Nature：Cold; sweet, sour
- Part used：Fruit spike
Uses
- Nourishes yin and blood, generates fluids, moistens dryness
- Liver–kidney yin deficiency, dry constipation (syndrome differentiation; avoid if loose stools)
Harvest & storage
Harvest when fruit ripens in early summer; dry or use fresh. Steep at 60–80°C, not rolling boil.
How to identify
Aggregate fruit, oblong, yellow-red to purple-black, moist texture.