桑叶·Folium Mori
mulberry leaf
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.
| Pinyin | sang ye |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 桑叶 |
| Latin Name | Folium Mori |
| English Name | mulberry leaf·White Mulberry Leaf |
| Japanese | soyo |
| Korean | sangyeop |
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
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
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
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
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.
Red, itchy eyes
Hematemesis.
| 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 | — | — |