sang ye

Name: sang ye
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桑叶·Folium Mori

mulberry leaf

About sang ye

Sang Ye (桑叶) is the leaf of the white mulberry, recorded as Folium Mori. It is sweet and bitter in flavour and cold in temperature, entering the Lung and Liver channels. The catalogue files it among the cool, acrid herbs that release the Exterior.

Names

Pinyin	sang ye
Chinese	桑叶
Latin Name	Folium Mori
English Name	mulberry leaf·White Mulberry Leaf
Japanese	soyo
Korean	sangyeop

Classification

Category: Cool, Acrid, Release Exterior
Channels: Lung, Liver
Flavour: Sweet, Bitter
Temperature: Cold
Part used: Leaf
Family: Moraceae
Species: Morus Alba
Tags: Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Disperses Wind-Heat

Early invasion of Wind-Heat, with fever, headache, a sore throat and a cough

Calms the Liver and brightens the eyes

Red, swollen, sore or irritated eyes from Wind-Heat or Heat in the Liver channel; taken internally or used as an eyewash
Liver channel eye problems from Yin deficiency, with dry or blurred eyes
Liver Yang rising with dizziness, and eyes that are red, dry, sore or painful, or see spots

Clears Lung Heat, stops cough and moistens Dryness

Cough from Lung Heat, with thick yellow sputum
Dry cough and dry mouth from Lung Dryness

Cools the Blood and stops bleeding

Mild bleeding from Heat in the Blood, such as vomiting of blood or blood-streaked sputum

Combinations

ju hua
Wind-Heat with cough, fever, headache, sore throat, red swollen eyes and pain. Liver Fire blazing upward or Wind-Heat in the Liver channel, with red swollen eyes that water and are light-sensitive; cools and calms the Liver. Liver Yang rising with dizziness and vertigo
ju hua + bo he + jing jie
Wind-Heat cough.
ju hua + jie geng + xing ren + sha shen
Cough.
ju hua + xia ku cao + mu zei
Liver Fire with red, swollen, painful eyes
ju hua + shi jue ming + mu li + bai shao
Liver Yang rising with vertigo and dizziness
ju hua + ling yang jiao + gou teng
Liver Wind with spasms, twitching and cramps
hei zhi ma + gou qi zi
Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with ascendant Yang: dizziness, headache, tinnitus and blurred vision. Blood or Yin Deficiency with numbness, constipation and flank pain
xing ren + zhe bei mu + mai men dong + chuan bei mu + sha shen
Warm Dryness attacking the Exterior: cough with scant, thick, sticky sputum, fever and headache
shi gao
Fever, hacking cough and a parched, dry throat from Warm Dryness attacking the Lung
jue ming zi + ju hua + che qian zi
Conjunctivitis: Wind-Heat, including Wind-Heat of the Liver channel, or Liver Fire
hei zhi ma + gou qi zi + nu zhen zi
Yin Deficiency with blurred vision; made into boluses with honey
xing ren
External Warm-Dryness with headache, fever and a dry cough without sputum
sheng di huang + e jiao + shi gao + pi pa ye
Coughing with Blood.
chan tui
Red, itchy eyes
xiao ji
Hematemesis.

Dosage

Age	Raw	Granule	Tincture	Concentrate	Frequency
Any 4.5-14g; To cool blood Heat: (15-30g); Maximum dosage: 30g; Tincture: 2-5ml	4.5-14 g	—	2-5 ml	—	—

Cautions

caution Weak, cold Lungs, or a cough with thin, clear sputum of Cold type
caution Qi deficiency, including Lung Qi deficiency
caution A weak, cold constitution with no Heat signs

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