Black mulberry

...All of these are used in combination with other herbal medicines, but mulberry twigs contain tannins and are effective against rheumatism and neuralgia, mulberry leaves contain vitamin _B1 and carotene and are used to reduce fever, mulberry berries are nutritious, tonic, and effective against anemia and hair growth, and mulberry bark contains triterpenoids, steroids, flavonoids, and coumarin and is used as an anti-inflammatory, diuretic, antitussive, and for high blood pressure. M. nigra L. (black mulberry) is native to the Caucasus region and is cultivated in Europe and the United States for its raw fruit. M. rubra L. (red mulberry) is also cultivated in Europe and the United States for its raw fruit, but is native to North America. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "black mulberry" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…いずれも他の生薬と配合して用いられるが，桑枝はタンニンを含み，リウマチや神経痛などに，桑葉はビタミンB₁，カロチンなどを含み，解熱に，桑椹子は滋養，強壮，貧血，養毛に，桑白皮はトリテルペノイド，ステロイド，フラボノイドおよびクマリンを含み，消炎性利尿，鎮咳，高血圧などに用いられる。　クロミグワM.nigra L.(英名black mulberry)はカフカス地方が原産で，果実生食用に欧米で栽植される。アカミグワM.rubra L.(英名red mulberry)もやはり生食用に欧米で栽植されるが，これは北アメリカが原産地である。…

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