INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Cortex Mori
Common English:	Mulberry Root Bark White Mulberry Root Bark Morus Bark

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet	Cold	Lung (Spleen)	6-18g Tincture: 2-4ml

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Drains Heat from the Lungs, stops cough and calms wheezing	Coughing and wheezing, fullness, cough and hemoptysis due to Lung Heat
Promotes urination and reduces edema	Lung Heat obstructing the descending action of the Lung, preventing water from moving and stopping perspiration (floating edema, facial edema, swelling of the extremities, fever, thirst, urinary difficulty, a floating pulse)
Treats hypertension	Hypertension

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Contraindicated for those with cough or wheezing due to Wind-Cold Affecting the Lungs.
Contraindicated for those with cough excessive urination.
Contraindicated for those with cough Lung Deficiency.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Cx. Lycii Di Gu Pi Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao	Rx. Lateralis Aconiti Preparata Zhi Fu Zi	Per. Arecae Da Fu Pi Cx. Poriae Cocos Fu Ling Pi
Cough with thick sputum, fever, irritability, and thirst due to Phlegm-Heat Obstructing the Lungs	Cough and wheezing with edema due to Kidney Yang Deficiency	Superficial edema with difficult urination
Sm. Lepidii/Descurainiae Ting Li Zi	Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin Sm. Cassiae Jue Ming Zi Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao	Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
Swelling of the face and eyes with urinary difficulty Wheezing from water and thin mucus retained in the Lungs	Hypertension due to Liver Yang Rising	Drains Heat from the Lungs, and stops cough and wheezing

This herb is both a tonic and Heat clearing herb for the Lungs.
It aids in descending Qi and Fluids.
The leaves purge Wind-Heat, the twigs treat Bi Syndrome and the fruits nourish the Blood.
The plant is the only one that satisfies silkworms and is widely used in the production of silk. The worm itself (Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can) treats Phlegm disorders.
Do not store in an iron container.
It is good for coughs with edema.
This herb is particularly effective for swelling around the eyes.
Both Sang Bai Pi and Sm. Lepidii/Descurainiae Ting Li Zi drain the Lungs and facilitate the movement of Fluids in order to calm wheezing and dispel edema and swelling. They can be used together for swelling of the face and eyes with urinary difficulty and for wheezing from water and thin mucus retained in the Lungs. Sang Bai Pi is better for draining Lung Heat and is used when there is yellow Phlegm. Ting Li Zi drains the Lungs and facilitates the transformation of watery Phlegm. It is used more for wheezing and swelling due to excessive accumulation of water and Phlegm.
Prepared Mulberry Root Zhi Sang Pi is less cooling and its draining property is decreased. Its ability to moisten the Lungs and stop wheezing is increased.
Dry-fried Mulberry Root Chao Sang Bai Pi is less cold, its ability to drain the Lungs, promote urination, moisten and calm wheezing is decreased. It is rarely used.