Product Description:
Latin name: Morus alba L.
Chinese name: Sang Ye
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Morus
Part used: Leaf
Ingredients:
1-Deoxynojirimcin(1-DNJ)
Specification: 4:1 10:1 0.5%
Test Method: HPLC
Folium Mori means the fresh or dry leaf of Morus alba L., with English name as Mulberry Leaf. There are 16 kinds of this plant all over the world, distributing in the north temperate zone, the Asian tropics, the African tropics and the American area. 11 kinds of them grow in China, distributing in most areas of the country, major in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, the southern areas for raising silkworms. Mulberry belongs to deciduous arbor, with shrub form in common. The bark presents ochre color, and the branch in grey-white color, with soft hairs when tender. The leaf is like oval, with length 5—10cm, maximum to 20 cm. Uni flower, in yellowish-green color, comes into bloom with leaf in the same time.
Florescence: April – May; Fruit period: June – July.
1.The major chemical composition
(1) Flavone and Flavone GlycosidesThe mulberry leaf contains compounds of rutin, quercetin, isoquercitrin and Quercetin-3-Triglucoside, etc.
(2) SteroidsIncluding β- sitosterol, stigmasterol, campesterol, β-sitosteryl-β-D-glucoside, mesoinositol and metamorphic hormone such as inokosterone and ecdysterone.
(3) Volatile OilsAcetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, isobutyric acid, valeric acid, isovaleric acid, caproic acid, isocaproic acid, methyl salicylate, guaiacol, phenol, o-cresol, m-cresol, eugenol, etc., also containing oxalic acid, fumarate, tartaric acid, citric acid, succinic acid, palmitic acid, ethyl palmitate, henthriacontane and hydroxycoumarin, etc.
(4) Saccharides and amino acidsIncluding sucrose, frucrose, fructose, glucose and 17 kinds of amino acids such as aspartic acid and glutamic acid. The content of blood level-decrease component γ – amino butanoic acid is up to 226mg / 100g. For γ-amino butanoic acid is conversed from glutamic acid, so the glutamic acid in mulberry leaf is up to 2323mg / 100g.
(5) Vitamins and trace elementsContaining vitamin A, B1, B2, C, nicotinic acid, carotene and food fibres, also with zinc, copper, boron, manganese, iron, etc. In addition, mulberry leaf contains alkaloids, especially one particular component called 1-deoxynojirimycin ( DNJ ).
2.The Major Efficacy
(1) The effect to reduce blood glucose
(2) The effect to reduce blood pressure
(3) The effect to reduce biochem cholesterol and reduce blood fat
(4) The mechanism for mulberry leaf to reduce blood glucose3.The Use of Mulberry Leaf Extract
Mulberry leaf is the dual - purpose article both for medicine and food published by National Ministry of Health. It contains multi-functional components, can be used as one of the ideal resources for functional food. With the development in science-technology and economy, the people’s consumptive quality and consumptive level will get constantly improved, and the consciousness for health care also get gradually enhanced. People will pay more attention to the healthy products of mulberry leaf. The development in mulberry tea may become one of the directions for mulberry raw materials.
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Contact Name: Ms. Cara Shaw
Company Name: Kingherbs Limited
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Changsha, Hunan, China
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