sang ye

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

Pinyinsang ye
Chinese桑叶
Latin NameFolium Mori
English Namemulberry leaf·White Mulberry Leaf
Japanesesoyo
Koreansangyeop

Classification

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

Dosage

AgeRawGranuleTinctureConcentrateFrequency
Any 4.5-14g; To cool blood Heat: (15-30g); Maximum dosage: 30g; Tincture: 2-5ml4.5-14 g2-5 ml

Cautions