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'''White mulberry''' is a moderately fast-growing, deciduous shrub. It grows upto 20 - 35 metres tall. It has a fairly cylindrical, straight bole up to 50cm in diameter and free of buttresses.
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'''White mulberry''' is a moderately fast-growing, deciduous shrub. It grows upto 20 - 35 metres tall. It has a fairly cylindrical, straight bole up to 50cm in diameter and free of buttresses. The tree has a wide range of uses, being valued especially for its edible fruit and medicinal uses. It is cultivated in home gardens for its edible fruit, there are a number of varieties.It is also often grown as an ornamental.
The tree has a wide range of uses, being valued especially for its edible fruit and medicinal uses. It is cultivated in home gardens for its edible fruit, there are a number of varieties.It is also often grown as an ornamental.
 
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
 
{{Uses|Gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Kidney problems}}, {{Uses|Bladder trouble}}.
 
{{Uses|Gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Kidney problems}}, {{Uses|Bladder trouble}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
Mineral compositions of the mulberry species were 0.83% N, 235 mg/100 g P, 1141 mg/100 g K, 139 mg/100 g Ca, 109 mg/100 g Mg, 60 mg/100 g Na, 4.3 mg/100 g Fe, 0.4 mg/100 g Cu, 4.0 mg/100 g Mn and 3.1 mg/100 g Zn.
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Mineral compositions of the mulberry species were 0.83% N, 235 mg/100 g P, 1141 mg/100 g K, 139 mg/100 g Ca, 109 mg/100 g Mg, 60 mg/100 g Na, 4.3 mg/100 g Fe, 0.4 mg/100 g Cu, 4.0 mg/100 g Mn and 3.1 mg/100 g Zn.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
 
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=White Mulberry, Russian Mulberry, Silkworm Mulberry|gu=|hi=शहतूत Shahtoot|kn=Reshmae hannu|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=கம்பிளிச Kambli chedi|te=}}
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{{Common names|sa=|en=White Mulberry, Russian Mulberry, Silkworm Mulberry|gu=|hi=Shahtoot|kn=Reshmae hannu|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=Kambli chedi|te=}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|round in outline, 5–15 cm (2.0–5.9 in) long|Leaves of the red mulberry are larger and thicker, blunt toothed and often lobed.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple|Round in outline, 5–15 cm (2.0–5.9 in) long|Leaves of the red mulberry are larger and thicker, blunt toothed and often lobed.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual||green|| pendulous, nondescript catkins that appear in the axils of the current season's growth and on spurs on older wood.}}
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{{Flower|Bisexual||Green||Pendulous, nondescript catkins that appear in the axils of the current season's growth and on spurs on older wood.}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Simple Fruit|ovoid|1–1.5 cm (0.4–0.6 in) long|White mulberries|}}
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{{Fruit|Simple Fruit|Ovoid|1–1.5 cm (0.4–0.6 in) long|White mulberries|}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
It has become widely naturalized in disturbed areas such as roadsides and the edges of tree lots, along with urban areas in much of North America, where it hybridizes readily with the locally native red mulberry (Morus rubra). There is now serious concern for the long-term genetic viability of the red mulberry because of extensive hybridization in some areas.
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It has become widely naturalized in disturbed areas such as roadsides and the edges of tree lots, along with urban areas in much of North America, where it hybridizes readily with the locally native red mulberry (Morus rubra).<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
 
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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<references>  
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814606008387#:~:text=alba%20L.)%2C%20respectively.,%2F100%20g%20Zn%2C%20respectively. "Chemistry"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814606008387#:~:text=alba%20L.)%2C%20respectively.,%2F100%20g%20Zn%2C%20respectively. Chemistry]</ref>
  
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/White%20Mulberry.html "Morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/White%20Mulberry.html Morphology]</ref>
  
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morus_alba "Cultivation"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morus_alba Cultivation]</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 17:01, 24 June 2020

White mulberry

White mulberry is a moderately fast-growing, deciduous shrub. It grows upto 20 - 35 metres tall. It has a fairly cylindrical, straight bole up to 50cm in diameter and free of buttresses. The tree has a wide range of uses, being valued especially for its edible fruit and medicinal uses. It is cultivated in home gardens for its edible fruit, there are a number of varieties.It is also often grown as an ornamental.

Uses

Gonorrhoea, Kidney problems, Bladder trouble.

Parts Used

Fruit.

Chemical Composition

Mineral compositions of the mulberry species were 0.83% N, 235 mg/100 g P, 1141 mg/100 g K, 139 mg/100 g Ca, 109 mg/100 g Mg, 60 mg/100 g Na, 4.3 mg/100 g Fe, 0.4 mg/100 g Cu, 4.0 mg/100 g Mn and 3.1 mg/100 g Zn.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Reshmae hannu
Hindi Shahtoot
Malayalam
Tamil Kambli chedi
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English White Mulberry, Russian Mulberry, Silkworm Mulberry


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Sweet

Guna

Veerya

Sheeta

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Evergreen Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Round in outline, 5–15 cm (2.0–5.9 in) long Leaves of the red mulberry are larger and thicker, blunt toothed and often lobed.

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Green Pendulous, nondescript catkins that appear in the axils of the current season's growth and on spurs on older wood.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Simple Fruit Ovoid 1–1.5 cm (0.4–0.6 in) long White mulberries {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

It has become widely naturalized in disturbed areas such as roadsides and the edges of tree lots, along with urban areas in much of North America, where it hybridizes readily with the locally native red mulberry (Morus rubra).[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Forests.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links