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Scientific Name:Morus alba or Morus indica Vernacular Name:Iboberi or Mulberry Family name :Moraceae Geographic Distribution:
A small deciduous tree, growing 6-8 m tall loosely rounded shape, heart shaped leaves three veins from the base about 10 cm long coarselt thoothed, pointed apex lon stalk. Small greenish flowers in drooping like. Fruits are compound or multiple, suit and juicy.
IT is a Shrub to small tree which can reach 20 m of height, fast growth during the stade of young tree, The leaves are petiolate, The leaf blade is oval- lancolate, acuminated t the apex, or profoundly trilobate. The tree is used to grow silk worm.
It is used in the treatment of urnary incontinence, dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia due to anaemia, neurasthenia, hypertension, diabetes, premature graying of hair and constipation of the elderly. The root bark is antiasthimatic, antitussive, diuretic, expectorant, hypotensive and sedative.
In traditional Chinese medicine, the fruits is used to trea prematurely grey hair, to tonify the blood, and to treat constipation and diabetes. The bark is used to treat cough, wheezing edema and promote urination. It treats also cancer.
The juicy, sweet fruit is used to make jams and chutneys. The leaves serves as fodder and are eaten by silk worms. It is used also forconsolidating the field embankment (talus), Fodder for domestic animals, (sheep,Goat. Cow). Edible fruits.,