History of mulberry fruit

Mulberry has its origin in different part of the world.  The red mulberry is native of United States, whereas black mulberry is a native to western Asia but long ago found its way to Greece and Rome, and thence to other parts of Europe.

The mulberry as dedicated by the Greeks to Minerva, probably because it was considered the wisest of trees and Jupiter the protector was called Morea.

White mulberry is considered to have originated in China and is grown mainly in tropical countries. It has been grown primarily for its leaves, as silkworm folder and it was for this purpose that the trees were brought to other parts of the world.

The first black mulberry trees of England are said to have been planted at Sion House, the seat of the Duke of Northumberland in 1548. Others say that the first mulberry tree planted in England was in the garden at Lambeth Place, by Cardinal Pole 1555.

In the early 1600s, the English King James I, shipped white mulberry trees and silkworms to the colony of Virginia to start silkworm production, which was unsuccessful. However, enthusiasm for silkworm culture reached a peak in the decade of the 1830s when a new, supposedly superior type of mulberry was introduced.
History of mulberry fruit

What are the health benefits of mulberry?

Mulberry fruit has many health benefits. The primary medicinal function of mulberry is its ability to release heat from the body.  Mulberry has traditionally been used to release heat and toxins from the skin and lymphatic system.

Specific ways that mulberry is used to release heat include clearing heat from lungs and clearing the liver for the sake of relieving sore red eyes, bleeding and the vomiting of blood.

The fruit is good for digestive tract illness. It can stimulate digestion and assimilation of nutrients in the small intestine.

Mulberry fruit has the function of nourishing blood. If the person who has anemia, pallor, dizziness, insomnia, and heart-palpitations regularly takes mulberry juice, they will experience good effects.

Compounding with other herbs can nourish blood, blacken hair, and help grow hair. Those experience premature aging, such as graying hair and impotence, can take mulberry often.

Mulberry is full of vitamin A and B family and is effective in regulating fat, while boosting metabolism, which is perfect for weight control.

Scientists have pinpointed a number of biologically active compounds in the extract of mulberry leaves, that is effective in suppressing the progression of atherosclerosis, the built up of cholesterol-rich plaque in the arteries.

The fruits are rich in anthocyanins and hence hold great potential for using for health benefits and as natural food colorants.  One once of ripe mulberry fruit contains nearly 60 mg of anthocyanins.

This plant pigment is noted for its powerful antioxidant property and are being investigated for anti-neopastic, radiation-protective, vasotonic, vaso- protective, anti-inflammatory, chemopreventive and hepatoprotective properties.
What are the health benefits of mulberry?

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