Composition and efficacy of mulberry leaves

2014-03-17 classification: efficacy and chemical composition: the mulberry leaf is the dry leaf of Morus albal Mulberry leaves [chemical components of mulberry leaves] mainly contain flavonoids and glycosides, steroids and triterpenoids, polysaccharides, coumarin and glycosides, alkaloids, organic acids, volatile oil, adenine, amino acids and vitamins Flavonoids include rutin, quercetin, isoquercetin, Morin and Astragalus flavonoids Steroids and triterpenoids include Achyranthes bidentata sterone, hydroxycorticosterone, β - sitosterol, phaseol, brassinosterol, stigmasterol, etc Polysaccharides include total polysaccharides of mulberry leaves Coumarin and its glycosides include umbrella lactone, scopolamine, anisodamine, hydroxycoumarin, etc Alkaloids include trigonelline, etc Vitamins include vitamin C, folic acid, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, choline, carotene, etc [determination ingredients of mulberry leaves] rutin is mainly determined in the health food containing mulberry leaves, and the total flavonoids, quercetin, rutin and so on are often used as the landmark ingredients [main functions of mulberry leaves] it has the functions of lowering blood sugar, enhancing immunity, relieving constipation and eliminating chloasma.