Sang Shen - Morus alba

Professional Data
 Pin Yin
Sang Shen
 
 Latin
Fructus Mori
 Introduction Back to Top
Fructus Mori is the dried fruit-spike of Morus alba L. (Fam. Moraceae). The drug is collected in April to June when the fruit turns red, dried in the sun, or dried after steaming briefly.
 Western medical Back to Top
sang shen is indicated in the treatment of neurosis, retinochorioiditis, enuresisi and constipation, etc..
 Eastern medical Back to Top
  • Pattern: Nourishes Blood, invigorates yin, generates Fluid and moistens Dryness.
  • Properties: Sweet, sour, cold.
  • Channels entered: Heart, Liver and Kidney.
 Chemical constituents Back to Top
sang shen contains rutin, carotene, Vit A, B1, B2 and C, protein, glucose and anthocyanidinglucoside, etc..
 Pharmacological actions Back to Top
Hemopoiesis stimulating effect

sang shen could significantly increaset the production rate of CFU-D; it could also antagonize the inhibition on WBC in mice caused by cyclophosphane.

Immune increasineg effect

100% decoction had moderate stimulating effect on lymphocyte transformation.
 Clinical Studies Back to Top
Neurosis

sang shen, shu nu zhen zi, 30g each and guan ju pi 9g were made into 100ml syrup. 200 cases of neurosis were treated, and the symptom improving rate of dizziness, vertigo and insomnia was over 90%.

Central retinochorioiditis

sang shen 30g; sheng di huang, shu di huang, 15g each; dan pi (or chi shao) 12g; ze xie 9g; yu zhu, huang jing, shi hu (or mai dong, xuan shen); chao mai ya (or cha gu ya), cao jue ming, 12g each; su mu 9g and ji xue teng 15g may also be added. 14 cases of central retinochorioiditis were treated. After 15~30 doses, 10 were markedly effective, 3 effective and 1 ineffective.

Enuresis

sang shen, chao bai zhu, fu ling, bai shao, gan cao shao, 15g each. 5~10 doses consecutively. 34 cases were treated and all were cured.

Constipation

Water extracturm of dried sang shen 50g was made into 250ml sugar water which was takein in one day, 5 days as a course of treatment. 60 cases of constipation were treated and it had a markedly effective rate of 72%.
 
 References Back to Top

Except those noted, all references come from Weng Weiliang, et al., Clinical Chinese materia medica, Henan Science & Technology Press, 1998