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Morus alba
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
Parts Used
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
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. |
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
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
Photo Gallery
Белая шелковица (White mulberry)
Leaves and fruit
Leaves and fruit
References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Gonorrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Kidney problems
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Bladder trouble
- Herbs with Fruit used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Evergreen Tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Forests
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