Ramulus Mori

Ramulus Mori

(Ben Cao Tu Jing)

[synonym] sangtiao (Ben Cao Tu Jing).

[source] it is the tender branch of moriaceae. See "mulberry leaf" for plant morphology.

[collection] harvest at the end of spring and the beginning of summer, remove the leaves, slightly sun, cut into 30-60 cm long segments or oblique pieces when fresh, and dry them in the sun.

[medicinal material] the dried twigs are cylindrical in shape with different lengths and diameters of 0.5-1 cm. The appearance is grayish yellow or grayish brown, with many pale brown punctate lenticels and fine longitudinal lines, and grayish white half moon shaped leaf scars and brownish yellow leaf buds. It is tough, elastic and hard to break. Its cross section is yellowish white and fibrous. The oblique piece is elliptic, about 2 mm long. The cuticle is thin, the wood is yellowish white, the rays are fine and dense, and there is a small and soft pith in the center. It's grassy, light and slightly sticky. Tender quality and yellow white section are the best.

It is mainly produced in most areas of China, such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, etc.

[chemical constituents] Ramulus Mori contains tannin, free sucrose, fructose, stachyose, glucose, maltose, raffinose, arabinose and xylose. The stem contains flavonoid components Morin, morissene, cyclomorin and cyclomorissene. The wood contains Morin, zheshuning, morinone, tetrahydroxystilbene, dihydromorin and dihydrokaempferol.

[processing] mulberry branches: remove impurities, wash, soak in water, moisten thoroughly, cut into sections and dry in the sun. Stir fry mulberry branches: remove the mulberry branches, put them in a pot, stir fry them gently until light yellow, and let cool. Add bran and stir fry until dark yellow. Remove bran and cool. Wine mulberry branch: take the mulberry branch and spray it with wine. Stir fry it in a pot until yellowish. Let it cool. (100kg for each mulberry branch, 15kg for wine)

Bitter and smooth.

① Ben Cao Tu Jing: "Ping. "

② "Compendium": "bitter, flat. "

③ Yilin zuanyao: "Gan Xin, Ping. "

④ "Materia medica re new": "taste bitter, slightly cold, non-toxic. Mulberry head: bitter taste, cold nature, non-toxic. "

[Guijing] into the liver meridian.

① "Depei Materia Medica": "start with the Taiyin Sutra. "

② Ben Cao Zai Xin: "entering the lung and kidney meridians. "

③ Summary of materia medica: "start with the Taiyin meridian. "

Functions and indications: dispelling wind and dampness, benefiting joints and promoting water Qi. Treatment of wind cold dampness Bi, limb contracture, beriberi edema, body wind itching.

① "Ben Cao Tu Jing": "it can cure itching and dryness all over the body, beriberi, limb contracture, upper Qi, dizziness, cough of lung qi, digestion, urinate, and dry mouth. "

② "Materia medica Mengluo" says: "it can relieve asthma and cough, reverse Qi, and eliminate swelling, toxin and carbuncle. "

③ Ben Cao Hui Yan: "to relieve the pain of wind and wind.". "

④ "Materia medica preparation": "benefit joints, nourish body fluid, promote water and dispel wind. "

⑤ "Yucatalpa medicine solution": "treatment of stroke, crooked, cough. "

⑥ "Bencao Zaixin": "strengthen lung qi, dry dampness, nourish kidney water, dredge menstruation, relieve cough and trouble, reduce swelling and relieve pain. "

⑦ "Lingnan medicine collection record": "to remove the wind disease of bone Festival, to treat the old crane knee wind. "

⑧ "Modern practical Chinese medicine": "twig and leaf boil ointment, treatment of hypertension, numbness of hands and feet. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-2 Liang; or boiling cream. External use: smoked and washed with boiling water.

[selection] ① treatment of arm pain: a small rise of mulberry branches. Finely cut, stir fry until fragrant, take three liters of water and fry for two liters. Take it every day, no time. (the parties)

② Water and beriberi: Mulberry two Liang. Stir fry until fragrant. Take one liter of water and fry for two times. Take it daily. (Sheng Ji Zong Lu)

③ Treatment of high blood pressure: mulberry branch, mulberry leaf, fruit five money each. Add 1000 ml water and fry to 600 ml. Wash your feet 30-40 minutes before going to bed and go to bed after washing. Shuangsang Jiangya Decoction

④ Treatment of purpura: mulberry branch ten jin (file), motherwort three jin (file). Apply the medicine to five buckets of water, fry over low heat until five liters, filter off the residue, put it into a small jar, and boil it into cream. Every night when you lie down, take half of it with warm wine. (Shenghui recipe fried with mulberry branches)

[famous treatise] compendium of materia medica: "mulberry twig is used to remove rheumatism and contracture, Guizhi is used to treat shoulder and arm arthralgia, and Huaizhi, Liuzhi and Taozhi are used to wash and itch all over the body. "

Chinese PinYin : Sang Zhi