black mulberry
The black mulberry or Morus nigra It is a fruit tree that belongs to the family of moraceae. Cultivated mainly for its fruit, it also offers many therapeutic virtues.
Known for their properties hypoglycemicmulberry leaves may be indicated in the treatment of diabetes.
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Presentation
Common name : blackberry
In latin: Morus nigra
popular names: Mulberry tree.
botanical family: Moraceae
therapeutic properties
laxative, purgative: constipationhypoglycemia: glycosuria (decreased sugar in the urine)Anthelmintic: against intestinal wormsOral conditions – anti-inflammatory: sore throat, aphthous stomatitis
popular uses
Properties hypoglycemic
Purgative
deworming
anti-inflammatory
Dosage
Leaves, fruits and bark are used in phytotherapy.
Decoction – purgative, dewormer: 5 to 12 g of dry bark per half liter of boiling water. Leave to infuse for half an hour. Filter. It should be taken in the morning on an empty stomach for several days in a row. The decoction is bitter.
Food
The fruits from the blackberry bushwith an acid taste, are groceries.
Precautions and contraindications
There are no known contraindications.
Active Chemical Ingredients
mulberry leaves They are rich in calcium carbonate. The blackberry contains flavonoids, artocarpine and anthocyanosides.
The fruit contains about 84.7% water, 9 to 24% sugars, 1.86% malic acid, 0.4% albumins, and 20 to 30% fat, pectic, gum, and mineral salts.
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