Introduction to Sangzhi
Contents 1 Pinyin 2 English reference 3 Overview 4 Pinyin name 5 Latin name 6 English name 7 Alias of mulberry branch 8 Prescription name of mulberry branch 9 Source 10 Source 11 Original plant form 12 Origin 13 Harvest and Preliminary processing 14 Crude drug properties 15 Microscopic identification 16 Processing of mulberry branches 16.1 Processing methods of mulberry branches 16.1.1 Mulberry branches 16.1.2 Wine mulberry branches 16.1.3 Fried mulberry branches 16.2 Finished product properties 16.3 Processing effect 16.4 Storage method 17 Property and flavor classification Classic 18 Efficacy and indications of mulberry branches 19 Chemical composition of mulberry branches 20 Pharmacological effects of mulberry branches 21 Usage and dosage of mulberry branches 22 Selected formulas 22.1 Treat arm pain 22.2 Treat athlete's foot 22.3 Treat high blood pressure 22.4 Treat purpura 23 Mulberry branches Pharmacopoeia standards 23.1 Product name 23.2 Source 23.3 Properties 23.4 Identification 23.5 Inspection 23.5.1 Moisture 23.5.2 Total ash content 23.6 Extract 23.7 Mulberry branch pieces 23.7.1 Processing 23.7.1.1 Mulberry branch 23.7.1.1.1 Extract 23.7.1.2 Roasted mulberry Branch 23.7.1.2.1 Inspection 23.7.1.2.2 Identification and inspection 23.7.1.2.3 Extract 23.7.2 Nature, flavor and meridians 23.7.3 Function and indications 23.7.4 Usage and dosage 23.7.5 Storage 23.8 Source 24 Reference Attached information: 1 Prescriptions using the traditional Chinese medicine mulberry branch 2 Chinese patent medicines using the traditional Chinese medicine mulberry branch 3 Mulberry branches in ancient books 1 Pinyin
sāng zhī 2 English reference
ramuli mori [ Landau Chinese-English Dictionary]
mulberry ig [Xiangya Medical Professional Dictionary]
ramulus mori [Xiangya Medical Professional Dictionary]
white mulberry branch [Hunan Ya Medical Professional Dictionary]
MORI RAMULUS [Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China (2010 Edition)]
Ramulus Mori (La) [Traditional Chinese Medicine Terminology Approval Committee. Terminology in Traditional Chinese Medicine (2004)]
mulberry ig [Terminology Approval Committee in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Terminology in Traditional Chinese Medicine (2004)] 3 Overview
Mulberry is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine, from "Ben Cao Tu Jing". It is the dried twigs of Morus alba L., a plant in the Moraceae family [1]. Mulberry branches are long cylindrical, with few branches, varying in length and 0.5 to 1.5cm in diameter. The surface is grayish-yellow or yellowish-brown, with many yellowish-brown dot-like lenticels and fine vertical lines, as well as grayish-white slightly semicircular leaf scars and yellowish-brown axillary buds. It is tough, not easy to break, and has a fibrous cross-section. The slice thickness is 0.2-0.5cm, the skin is thin, the xylem is yellow-white, the rays are radial, and the pith is white or yellow-white. The smell is slight and the taste is light. Mulberry slices are oval oblique slices, commonly known as melon seed slices. They are yellow-white on one side and have a radial texture. The center is pith-like, white and spongy, and the periphery is gray-yellow or yellow-brown. It is tough in texture, has a slight odor, and has a light taste [2]. The surface of wine mulberry branches is yellow, slightly scorched, and smells slightly of alcohol [2]. The surface of fried mulberry branches is slightly yellow with occasional burnt spots [2].
Mulberry branch has a slightly bitter taste and neutral nature, and returns to the liver meridian. It has the effects of dispelling rheumatism and benefiting the joints. It is used for rheumatic paralysis, soreness and numbness of shoulders, arms, and joints. The raw product of Mulberry Branch is mainly used to dispel wind-heat and wind-heat, and can be used for itching, dry skin, and purple vitiligo caused by wind-heat entering the bloodstream [2]. Decoction it for external washing or make a paste for smearing, and it can also be taken internally [2]. After being roasted in wine, the effects of dispelling wind, removing dampness, unblocking collaterals and relieving pain are enhanced [2]. Stir-fried mulberry branches reach the meridians of the limbs, relieve joint pain, and can be used for soreness and numbness of shoulder and arm joints, edema, athlete's foot, etc. [2].
"The Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China" (2010 edition) records the pharmacopoeia standards of this traditional Chinese medicine.
4 Pinyin name
Sānɡ Zhī 5 Latin name
Ramulus Mori (La) ("Traditional Chinese Medicine Terms (2004)") 6 English name
Mulberry ig ( "Terms of Traditional Chinese Medicine (2004)") 7 Alias of mulberry branches
Mulberry sticks ("Compendium of Materia Medica") 8 Prescription names of mulberry branches
Mulberry branches, young mulberry branches , wine mulberry branches, fried mulberry branches [2]. 9 Source
From "Bencao Illu Jing" 10 Source
"Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China" (2010 edition): The mulberry branch is the Morus alba L. of the Moraceae plant. of dry twigs.
"Dictionary of Chinese Medicine": Mulberry branches are the young branches of the Moraceae plant.
"Chinese Materia Medica": Mulberry branches are the young branches of Morus alba L., a plant in the Moraceae family. 11 Original plant form
"Chinese Materia Medica": Mulberry is a deciduous shrub or small tree, 3 to 15m high. The bark is gray-white, with strips and shallow cracks; the root bark is yellow-brown or red-yellow, and is highly fibrous. Single leaves are alternate; petioles are 1 to 2.5cm long; leaves are ovate or broadly ovate, 5 to 20cm long and 4 to 10cm wide, with sharp or acuminate apex, round or nearly heart-shaped base, and coarsely serrated or rounded edges. Teeth, sometimes with irregular divisions, glabrous and shiny above, short hairs on the veins below, hairs between the axillaries, 3 veins at the base intertwined with fine veins to form a network, more obvious on the back; stipules are lanceolate. , early fall. Flowers are unisexual, dioecious; both male and female inflorescences are arranged in spike-like catkins, axillary; female inflorescences are 1 to 2 cm long, hairy, and the total pedicel is 5 to 10 mm long; male inflorescences are 1 to 2.5 cm long, pendulous, Slightly hairy; male flowers have 4 tepals, 4 stamens, and a sterile pistil in the center; female flowers have 4 tepals, connate at the base, and 2-lobed stigma. Achenes are mostly densely packed into an oval or oblong aggregate fruit, 1 to 2.5cm long, green at first, and become fleshy, black-purple or red when mature. The seeds are small. The flowering period is from April to May, and the fruiting period is from May to June. 12 Origin
Mulberry branches are produced in most areas of the country[3].
"Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine": Produced in most parts of the country; mainly produced in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Hunan, Hebei, Sichuan and other places.
"Chinese Materia Medica": Mulberry grows in hills, slopes, beside villages, fields, etc., and is mostly cultivated artificially. Distributed throughout the country. 13 Harvesting and initial processing
"Chinese Pharmacopoeia": Harvest in late spring and early summer, remove leaves, sun-dry, or slice fresh and sun-dry.
"Dictionary of Chinese Medicine": Harvest in late spring and early summer, remove leaves, dry slightly, cut into 30-60 cm long segments or oblique slices when fresh, and dry in the sun.
"Chinese Materia Medica": Harvest in late spring or early summer, remove leaves, dry slightly, cut into 30-60cm long segments or oblique slices when fresh, and dry in the sun. 14 Crude drug properties
"Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China" (2010 edition): Mulberry branches are long cylindrical, with few branches, varying lengths, and diameters of 0.5 to 1.5cm. The surface is grayish-yellow or yellowish-brown, with many yellowish-brown dot-like lenticels and fine vertical lines, as well as grayish-white slightly semicircular leaf scars and yellowish-brown axillary buds. It is tough, not easy to break, and has a fibrous cross-section. The slice thickness is 0.2-0.5cm, the skin is thin, the xylem is yellow-white, the rays are radial, and the pith is white or yellow-white. The smell is slight and the taste is light.
"Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine": The dry twigs are long cylindrical, with varying lengths and a diameter of 0.5 to 1 cm. The appearance is gray-yellow or gray-brown, with many small light brown dot-like lenticels and fine vertical lines, and gray-white half-moon-shaped leaf scars and brown-yellow leaf buds can be seen. It is tough, elastic, difficult to break, and has a yellow-white cross section and is fibrous. The oblique slices are oval in shape and about 2 mm long. The skin of the cut surface is thin, the wood is yellowish white, the rays are fine, and there is a small and soft pith in the center. It has a grassy smell and a light and slightly sticky taste. The ones with tender texture and yellow-white cross-section are the best.
"Chinese Materia Medica": The young branches are long cylindrical, with few branches, varying in length, and 0.5 to 1.5cm in diameter. The surface is grayish-yellow or yellowish-brown, with many yellowish-brown dot-like lenticels and fine vertical lines, as well as grayish-white slightly semicircular leaf scars and yellowish-brown axillary buds. It is tough and not easy to break; its cross section is fibrous. The slice thickness is 0.20.5cm, the skin is thin, the wood is yellow-white, the rays are radial, and the pith is white or yellow-white. The smell is slight and the taste is light.
The ones with tender texture and yellowish-white cross-section are the best. 15 Microscopic identification
"Chinese Materia Medica": The powder of mulberry branches is grayish yellow. ① There are many fibers, scattered in bunches or individually, often tangled, light yellow or colorless. Very long, slightly curved, 8 to 33 μm in diameter, 4 to 15 μm in wall thickness, non-lignified, and very fine cell cavity. ② Stone cells are mostly in groups, light yellow or yellow, quasi-round, oval or quasi-square, with a diameter of 13-39 μm, a few reaching 70 μm in length, and a wall thickness of 6-20 μm, with some obvious layering, and obvious and divided pores and grooves. Branches, cell cavity small. There are also stone cells with thinner walls. ③ Crystal-containing thick-walled cells are mostly in groups or scattered singly. The shape and size are similar to stone cells, and the cell cavity contains 1 to 2 calcium oxalate cubic crystals.
④ Calcium oxalate cubic crystals exist in thick-walled cells or are scattered, with a diameter of 520 μm. ⑤ Wood rays are abnormal cell rays with bead-like thickened walls and finer pits. ⑥Wood fibers are mostly bundled and often connected with wood ray cells. It is long spindle-shaped, with a pointed end, a diameter of 12-20 μm, a wall thickness of about 2 μm, sparse pits, and inconspicuous pores and grooves. ⑦The ducts are mainly ducts with bordered pits. ⑧ Milk ducts are occasionally seen, with a diameter of 10 to 25 (~30) μm, and contain fine granular secretions.
"Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China" (2010 edition): The powder of mulberry branches is grayish yellow. There are many fibers, bundled or scattered, light yellow or colorless, slightly curved, with a diameter of 10 to 30 μm, a wall thickness of 5 to 15 μm, wrinkles at the bends, and a very thin cell cavity. The stone cells are light yellow, almost round or square, with a diameter of 15-40 μm, a wall thickness of 5-20 μm, and a small cell cavity. The crystal-containing thick-walled cells are in groups or scattered, similar in shape and size to stone cells, and contain 1 to 2 calcium oxalate cubic crystals in the cell cavity. Calcium oxalate cubic crystals exist in thick-walled cells or are scattered, with a diameter of 5 to 20 μm. Cork cells are polygonal in surface view, with straight or curved vertical walls. 16 Preparation of mulberry branches
In the Tang Dynasty, there were methods of quenching with vinegar and making charcoal ("Secret Recipe for Dipsacus Dipsarum") [2].
In the Song Dynasty, methods such as vinegar-grilling, rice-vinegar stir-frying until black and the remaining properties are reduced ("Sheng Ji Zong Lu"), and finely cutting and stir-frying ("Pu Ji Ben Shi Fang") were added [2].
In the Qing Dynasty, the methods of steaming with wine ("Depei Materia Medica") and roasting with honey ("The Collection of Good Friends") were added [2].
The main processing methods now include wine roasting, stir-frying, etc.[2] 16.1 Processing method of mulberry branches 16.1.1 Mulberry branches
Take the original medicinal materials, remove impurities, soak briefly, wash, moisten, cut into thin slices, dry in the sun, and sieve to remove debris [2]. 16.1.2 Wine mulberry branches
Take mulberry branch slices, add a certain amount of rice wine and mix well. After the wine is absorbed, place it in a frying container, heat over a slow fire, fry until yellow, take it out to cool, and sieve. Remove debris[2].
For every 100kg of mulberry slices, use 12kg of rice wine[2]. 16.1.3 Stir-fried mulberry branches
Take the mulberry branch slices, place them in a frying container, heat over a slow fire, stir-fry until slightly yellow, take out and let cool, and sieve to remove debris [2]. 16.2 Characteristics of the finished product
Mulberry branches are oval oblique thin slices, commonly known as melon seed slices. One side is yellow-white, with a radial texture, the center is pith-like, white, spongy, and the periphery is gray-yellow or yellow-brown [2]. Quality and toughness[2]. It has a slight odor and a light taste[2].
The surface of wine mulberry branches is yellow, with slight burnt spots and a slight smell of alcohol[2].
The surface of fried mulberry branches is slightly yellow with occasional burnt spots [2]. 16.3 Preparation effect
The raw product of Mulberry Branch mainly removes blood and stroke-heat. It can be used for itching all over the body, dry skin, and purple vitiligo caused by wind-heat entering the bloodstream [2]. Decoction it for external washing or make a paste for smearing, and it can also be taken internally [2]. For example, the eye-washing prescription is used to treat internal and external obstructions, nebula, red veins, and coma ("Shengji Zonglu"); the mulberry branch decoction is used to treat purpura ("Taiping Shenghui Prescription") [2].
After being roasted in wine, the effects of dispelling wind, removing dampness, unblocking collaterals and relieving pain are enhanced [2]. For example, Sangjian Decoction can treat wind-cold-damp paralysis, joint pain, and limb spasm ("Clinical Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine") [2].
Stir-fried mulberry branches reach the meridians of the limbs, tonify the joints, and can be used for soreness and numbness of shoulder and arm joints, edema, athlete's foot, etc. [2]. For the treatment of rheumatism and heat paralysis, especially pain in the upper limbs and arms, this product alone should be fried and decoctioned in fragrant aroma ("Benshi Prescription"); to treat water qi and athlete's foot, mulberry strips should be fried and decoctioned in fragrant water ("Sheng Ji Zonglu"); to treat sore muscles and bones, Mulberry paste for numbness of limbs or edema of athlete's foot ("Jingyue Complete Book") [2]. 16.4 Storage method
Store in a dry container in a ventilated and dry place [2]. Anti-mildew[2]. 17 Meridian tropism of nature and flavor
"Chinese Pharmacopoeia" (2010 edition): Mulberry branch has a slightly bitter taste and a neutral nature. Returns to liver meridian.
"Chinese Materia Medica" and "Dictionary of Chinese Medicine": Mulberry branches are bitter in taste and neutral in nature, and enter the liver meridian.
"Compendium of Materia Medica": "Fair."
"Compendium of Materia Medica": "Bitter, flat."
"Yilin Compendium": " Sweet and pungent, "Materia Medica Zaixin": "Bitter taste, slightly cold, non-toxic." "Sangtou: bitter in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic." "Depei Materia Medica": "Enter the Taiyin Meridian.'
"Compendium of Materia Medica Zaixin": "Enter the lung and kidney meridians. "
"Compendium of Materia Medica": "Start with the Taiyin Meridian of the hands and feet. " 18 Efficacy and Indications of Mulberry Branch
"Chinese Pharmacopoeia" (2010 edition): Mulberry branch has the effect of dispelling rheumatism and benefiting the joints. It is used for rheumatic paralysis, shoulders, arms, Sore joints and numbness.
"Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine": Mulberry branches have the effect of dispelling rheumatism, relieving joints, and promoting water qi. >
"Chinese Materia Medica": Mulberry branches have the effects of dispelling rheumatism, dredging meridians, and promoting water qi. It is mainly used for rheumatism and paralysis, stroke and hemiplegia, edema, athlete's foot, and wind and itching of the body.
"Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine": Mulberry branches have the effects of dispelling rheumatism, dredging meridians, and promoting water qi. It can treat rheumatoid arthritis, shoulder and back pain, limb spasm, stroke and hemiplegia, purple, vitiligo, and athlete's foot edema. : Decoct and take, 15~30g[3].
The nodules on old mulberry trees are called mulberry galls. They can be taken orally to treat rheumatic arthralgia and stomachache [3].
"Traditional Chinese Medicine Processing Science": Mulberry branch raw products are mainly used to remove blood and stroke-heat, and can be used for itching, dry skin, and purple vitiligo caused by wind-heat entering the bloodstream [2]. Decoction it for external washing or make a paste for smearing, and it can also be taken internally [2]. For example, the eye-washing prescription is used to treat internal and external obstructions, nebula, red veins, and coma ("Shengji Zonglu"); the mulberry branch decoction is used to treat purpura ("Taiping Shenghui Prescription") [2].
The effects of wine and mulberry branches on dispelling wind and dampness, unblocking collaterals and relieving pain are enhanced [2]. For example, Sangjian Decoction can treat wind-cold-damp paralysis, joint pain, and limb spasm ("Clinical Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine") [2].
Stir-fried mulberry branches reach the meridians of the limbs, tonify the joints, and can be used for soreness and numbness of shoulder and arm joints, edema, athlete's foot, etc. [2]. For the treatment of rheumatism and heat paralysis, especially pain in the upper limbs and arms, this product alone should be fried and decoctioned in fragrant aroma ("Benshi Prescription"); to treat water qi and athlete's foot, mulberry strips should be fried and decoctioned in fragrant water ("Sheng Ji Zonglu"); to treat sore muscles and bones, Mulberry paste for numbness of limbs or edema of athlete's foot ("Jingyue Complete Book") [2].
"Ben Cao Tu Jing": "Cures wind, itching and dryness all over the body, athlete's foot, spasm of limbs, shortness of breath, dizziness, cough due to lung qi, digestion, diuresis, and dry mouth."
"Compendium of Materia Medica": "Relieves asthma, cough and adverse qi, eliminates swelling and poisonous carbuncles."
"Compendium of Materia Medica": "Removes wind-qi and contracture pain."
"Compendium of Materia Medica": "Benefits joints, nourishes body fluid, circulates water and dispels wind."
"Yu Catalpa Medicinal Solution": "Cures stroke, crookedness and cough."
" "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Strong lung qi, remove dampness, nourish kidney water, stimulate menstruation, relieve cough and troubles, reduce swelling and relieve pain."
"Lingnan Medicine Collection Record": "Removing bone joints to treat wind disease. "Modern Practical Traditional Chinese Medicine": "The young branches and leaves can be boiled into ointment to treat high blood pressure and numbness of the hands and feet." "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Mulberry. The branches are specially used to remove rheumatism and spasm. Guizhi can be used to treat shoulder and arm pain; locust branches, willow branches and peach branches can be used to wash away itching all over the body. " 19 The chemical composition of mulberry branches
"Dictionary of Chinese Medicine": Mulberry branches contain tannins, free sucrose, fructose, stachyose, glucose, maltose, raffinose, arabinose, and xylose. The stem contains the flavonoids morin, morin, cyclomorrin, and cyclomorrin. Wood contains morin, eucalyptus, mulberry ketone, tetrahydroxystilbene, dihydromorrin, and dihydrokaempferol.
"Chinese Materia Medica": Mulberry branches contain tannin, sucrose, fructose, stachyose, glucose, maltose, cottonseed Sugar (raffinose), arabinose (arabinose), xylose (xylose); stems contain flavonoids: mulberrin, mulbelrochromene, cyclomulberrin, cyclomulbelrochromene . Wood contains morin, cudranin, 2,4,4′,6tetrahydroxybenzophnone (2,4,4′,6tetrahydroxybenzophnone), 2,3′,4,4′, 6 Pentahydroxybenzophenone (2, 3′, 4, 4′, 6pentahydroxybenzophenone, maclurin); heartwood contains dihydromorin (dihydromorin), dihydro kaempferol (dihydro kaempferol), 2, 4, 3′, 5′tetrahydroxystilbene (2,4,3′,5′tetrahydroxystilbene) [6], alboctalol.
The stem bark of mulberry branches contains morin, cyclomorrin, morin, cyclomorrin, betulinic acid, tannins, etc. [3].
Mulberry branches also contain a variety of sugar components [3]. 20 Pharmacological effects of mulberry branches
The morin contained in the wood of mulberry branches has antibacterial and antiviral effects in vitro [3].
In vivo tests have shown that mulberry branches have certain anti-cancer effects and have obvious mutagenic effects [3].
Mulberry branches can increase the lymphocyte negative conversion rate of patients [3]. 21 Usage and dosage of mulberry branches
"Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China" (2010 edition): 9 ~ 15g.
"Dictionary of Chinese Medicine": Oral administration: decoction, 1 to 2 taels; or make a paste. External use: boiled in water, fumigated and washed.
"Chinese Materia Medica": Oral administration: decoction, 15-30g. External use: appropriate amount, decocted in water, fumigated and washed. 22 Selected Prescriptions
Mulberry branch is used for rheumatic arthralgia, and is often used in conjunction with Fangji, Clematis, Qianghuo, Duhuo, etc.
Mangzhi is good for the upper limbs, especially used to treat shoulder and back pain and unfavorable meridians. It can be taken as a unit as an ointment or used in combination with rheumatism medicine.
22.1 Treat arm pain
One small liter of mulberry branch. Finely chop, stir-fry until fragrant, add three liters of water, decoct two liters, drink it all in one day, no time. ("Instant Prescription") 22.2 Cure Athlete's Foot
Two ounces of mulberry sticks. Stir-fry until fragrant, add one liter of water, decoct two pieces, and take it empty stomach every day. ("Shengji Zonglu") 22.3 Treat high blood pressure
Five qian each for mulberry branches, mulberry leaves and mulberry seeds. Add 1000 ml of water and cook to 600 ml. Wash your feet for 30 to 40 minutes before going to bed and go to bed after washing them. (Liaoning "Selected Materials for the Exhibition of New Chinese Herbal Medicine Treatment Methods" Shuangsang Antihypertensive Decoction) 22.4 Treating Purpura
Ten pounds of mulberry branches (file) and three pounds of motherwort (file). Add the medicine, add five buckets of water, simmer over slow fire until it reaches five liters, filter out the residue, put it into a small pot, and boil it into a paste. When lying down every night, mix it with warm wine and take half a cup. ("Taiping Shenghui Prescription" Mulberry Branch Decoction) 23 Pharmacopoeia Standard 23.1 Product Name of Mulberry Branch
Mulberry Branch
Sangzhi
MORI RAMULUS 23.2 Source
This product is the dried twigs of Morus alba L., a plant in the Moraceae family. Harvest in late spring and early summer, remove leaves and dry in the sun, or slice them fresh and dry in the sun. 23.3 Characteristics
This product is long cylindrical, with few branches, varying lengths, and a diameter of 0.5~1.5cm. The surface is grayish-yellow or yellowish-brown, with many yellowish-brown dot-like lenticels and fine vertical lines, as well as grayish-white slightly semicircular leaf scars and yellowish-brown axillary buds. It is tough, not easy to break, and has a fibrous cross-section. The slice thickness is 0.2-0.5cm, the skin is thin, the xylem is yellow-white, the rays are radial, and the pith is white or yellow-white. The smell is slight and the taste is light. 23.4 Identification
The powder of this product is grayish yellow. There are many fibers, bundled or scattered, light yellow or colorless, slightly curved, with a diameter of 10 to 30 μm, a wall thickness of 5 to 15 μm, wrinkles at the bends, and a very thin cell cavity. The stone cells are light yellow, almost round or square, with a diameter of 15-40 μm, a wall thickness of 5-20 μm, and a small cell cavity. The crystal-containing thick-walled cells are in groups or scattered, similar in shape and size to stone cells, and contain 1 to 2 calcium oxalate cubic crystals in the cell cavity. Calcium oxalate cubic crystals exist in thick-walled cells or are scattered, with a diameter of 5 to 20 μm. Cork cells are polygonal in surface view, with straight or curved vertical walls. 23.5 Inspection 23.5.1 Moisture content
shall not exceed 11.0% (Appendix IX H First Method). 23.5.2 Total ash content
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Determine according to the hot soak method under the alcohol-soluble leachable determination method (Appendix X? A), using ethanol as the solvent, not less than 3.0%. 23.7 Mulberry branches 23.7.1 Preparation 23.7.1.1 Mulberry branches
If not sliced, wash, moisten thoroughly, cut into thick slices and dry.
This product is in the form of a round or oval thick piece. The outer skin is grayish-yellow or yellowish-brown, with dot-like lenticels. The skin on the cut surface is thin, the wood is yellow-white, the rays are radial, and the pith is white or yellow-white. The smell is slight and the taste is light. 23.7.1.1.1 Extract
Same as medicinal materials. 23.7.1.2 Stir-fried mulberry branches
Take slices of mulberry branches and fry them according to the frying method (Appendix IID) until they are slightly yellow.
This product is shaped like a mulberry branch with dark yellow cut surface. Slightly aromatic. 23.7.1.2.1 Inspection
The moisture content of the medicinal materials shall not exceed 10.0%. 23.7.1.2.2 Identification and inspection
(Total ash content) is the same as medicinal materials. 23.7.1.2.3 Extract
Same as medicinal materials. 23.7.2 Nature, flavor and meridians
Slightly bitter, mild. Returns to liver meridian. 23.7.3 Functions and indications
Dispel rheumatism and benefit joints. Used for rheumatic paralysis, soreness and numbness of shoulders, arms, and joints. 23.7.4 Usage and dosage
9~15g. 23.7.5 Storage
Store in a dry place.
23.8 Source