Morus Cortex, Mulberry bark, Sang Bai Pi Morus Cortex, Mulberry Bark, Sang Bai Pi 桑白皮 Sang Bai Pi (TCM） Botanische wandplaten (Plantillustrations) Botanical name: Morus alba Parts used: Root-Bark Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Sweet. Some older TCM sources said it was Warm, others said Neutral Classifications: Q. Stop Cough and Wheezing Uses: 1. Clears Lung Heat, Stop Cough and Wheezing:-Cough and Wheezing from Lung Heat2. Promotes Urine: -Edema from heat obstruction (especially puffy eyes, facial edema, edema of extremities)-it has a marked diuretic effect3. Settles Wind:-Hypertension, Palpitation-Infantile Convulsions, Epilepsy-antihypertensive effect has been shown4. Benefits Qi:–“good for tonifying … It treats diseases caused by five overstrains and six extremes” (Shen Nong Ben Cao) -“tonifies a condition of interior insufficiency” (Zhen Quan) -“benefits all the Five Viscera” (Meng Xian) -“tonifies the insufficient condition of Yuan Qi (Primordial Qi)”. (Li Gao)5. Kills Worms:-“Kills Tapeworm” (Mingyi Bielu)-“Kills worms in the Viscera and Bowels” (Da Ming) Dose: Root-Bark in Decoction (TCM): 6–15 gramsPowder: 2–5 grams Comment: This is used similarly to Mulberry bark in the West which is also used for Edema. Preparation: 1. Honey-Fried Mulberry bark (Zhi Sang Bai Pi):  The bark is mixed with honey and water, left to soak briefly, then…

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