Monday, January 03, 2011

Fruit of Mulberry

Mulberry are members of the Moraceae, consisting of mostly trees and shrubs of tropical regions.

When ripe the fruit is juicy and has the appearance of an elongated bramble fruit.

Three are three types of mulberry, named according to the color of the fruit.
*Red Mulberry
*Black Mulberry
*White Mulberry

Black mulberry is more commonly used for its fruit while white mulberry is better known for its connection with oriental silk production.

Recently tea made of mulberry leave has become popular in some countries.

Mulberry leaf is rich in gamma-aminobutylic acid, effective against high blood pressure and in alanine, effective giants hangovers.

The processed of mulberry tea is similar to that of green tea, which includes the procedures of leaf harvesting and washing, chopping, steaming, rubbing, baking, cooling, sieving and storage.

Mulberry tea is drink in the same way as green tea. In Chinese medicine, it is believed that this beverage nourishes the kidneys, clears heat and improves eyesight.

It also has a whitening affects that can definitely boost our skin.

Mulberry juice is used in folk medicine remedies for tumors. It is reported that white mulberry is used in folk medicine for arm ache, asthma, bronchitis, bug-bites, cold, cough dropsy, constipation and diarrhea.

Medicinally, fruits are laxative, refrigerant in fevers and used for treating sore throat.

Mulberry ripen unevenly, and are highly perishable, which are the main reason why they have never achieved commercial significance.

The ripe fruit is delicious eaten but also can be made into wine. In medieval England, mulberries were made into murrey, a blue black puree added to spice meats or used as a pudding.
Fruit of Mulberry

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