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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Morus alba (Moraceae)

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Common name(s)
Lu Sang; Ma-Guwa; Shan Sang; Sang; Dut Agaci; Hsun; Besaran; Kitaoe; Chin Sang; Morera; Sang Shen Kao; Sang Shen Chiu; Tuth; Tu; Lampoeng; T'An; Tut; I Sang; Ching Sang; Sang Shen Tzu; Mures; Nu Sang; Mora; Sang Pi; Shen; Chi Sang; Pai Sang; Ti Sang; Tukki; Sang Ken Pai P'I

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Arm) China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Ache(Head) China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Antidote(Centipede) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Antidote(Spider) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Antiphlogistic Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Antitussive China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Antivinous China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Aphthae China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Asthma China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Astringent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Astringent Elsewhere *
Bactericide Elsewhere *
Bite(Bug) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Bite(Snake) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Bronchitis China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Cachexia China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Circulation China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cold China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Constipation China Lost Crops of the Incas.
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.