Yin Tonics
Sang Shen (Fructus Mori) in TCM
Name
Sang Shen (Mulberry)
Nature and action
Sweet, sour and cold. It enters the heart, liver and kidney meridians.
It tonifies the liver and kidney, nourishes yin and blood, promotes the secretion of saliva and moistens dryness.
Indications
- Scrofula
- Constipation due to blood deficiency
- Diabetes
- Dizziness
- Tinnitus
- Insomnia
- Palpitation
- Premature graying of the hair
Dosage and administration
Decoct 10~15 g, or make it into pills, powder or paste, or steep it in wine. A proper dose is used for external application: steep it in water for washing.
Cautions
Contraindicated in deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach with loose stool.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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