Morus alba bark
 【Nature and flavor】Sweet and spicy, cold in nature.
 [return through meridians]Return to the lung and spleen meridians.
 【Effects】It can relieve lung and asthma, promote diuresis and reduce swelling.
 [Indications] It is used for lung heat, wheezing, coughing and sputum, water retention in the lungs, bloating and shortness of breath, edema, athlete's foot, and difficulty urinating.
 【Predecessors release medicine】
 ① Li Gao: "Mulberry bark is sweet to strengthen the deficiency of vital energy and replenish the deficiency, and it is pungent to drain the excess of lung qi and stop coughing. Mulberry bark also drains the lungs, but its nature is not pure and good, so it should not be used too much."
 ② "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Mulberry bark is good at promoting urination, but it is actually a purge of its seeds, so it is suitable for those with water vapor in the lungs and excess lung fire. "Ten Prescriptions" says that dryness can remove dampness, and mulberry bark and red beans are examples of this. Qian Yi, a doctor in the Song Dynasty, treated lung heat, cough and then wheezing, facial swelling and body heat with Xiebaisan. ... Mulberry bark and Rehmannia root can both purge fire through urination, licorice purges fire and relieves the middle, and rice clears the lungs and nourishes blood. This is the standard for all lung purge prescriptions. Luo Tianyi, a doctor in the Yuan Dynasty, said that it purges the latent fire in the lungs and replenishes the positive energy, and purges evil to replenish the positive energy. If the lungs are weak and there is urination, it is not suitable to use it."
 ③ "Pharmaceutical Chemistry": "Mulberry bark can dissipate heat and is mainly used to treat wheezing, fullness, cough, hot phlegm and spitting blood. These are all caused by the stagnation of solid evil, which blocks the lung orifices. It can be used to penetrate and disperse them, so as to benefit the lung qi and cure all symptoms. Therefore, it is said that mulberry bark is indispensable for purging the excess of the lungs. It can be used to treat edema caused by water vapor inside and outside the skin membrane, evil heat on the skin, floating wind, dryness and itching. It can be used with chamomile and lentils to relieve nasal congestion and heat congestion, and with Adenophora and Astragalus to stop intestinal redness and bleeding.
 【Main effects of mulberry bark】
 1 Mulberry bark can effectively repair damaged tissue cells and reduce scars . This is very practical for many women, because many women do not like to have ugly scars on their bodies. They think this is not beautiful enough, so they can try to use mulberry bark to remove scars.
 2 Mulberry bark can eliminate edema . This is beneficial for women who are prone to edema and some patients with swollen face and skin. For women who are prone to edema, it is simply a good medicine, because edema means looking fat, and looking fatter is fatal to women, so they usually look for ways to eliminate edema everywhere, and mulberry bark is a good medicine for them.
 3 It can treat lung heat, cough and asthma. Because it has the effect of purging lung fire, purging water vapor in the lungs and calming cough and asthma. If you have the above symptoms, you can refer to taking mulberry bark with ephedra, apricot kernel, scutellaria baicalensis and other medicines together.
 4 Mulberry bark can also reduce high blood pressure . Mulberry bark has the function of stopping blood and clearing the liver , and can also treat high blood pressure that can cause hemoptysis and excessive liver fire. Many elderly people are troubled by high blood pressure. They can take mulberry bark under the guidance of a doctor to reduce high blood pressure.
 5 Mulberry bark also has the effect of whitening and nourishing the skin, which is also a point that women attach great importance to. In China's aesthetic environment, white is generally considered beautiful. Many women spend a lot of money to buy expensive sunscreen in summer. In fact, eating some mulberry bark under the guidance of a doctor is also a good choice.