Here’s All You Need To Know About White Mulberry

The powdered leaves of the white mulberry are most commonly used for medicine. The fruit does not get wasted and can be consumed as food, either raw or cooked.

White mulberry is famous as a cure for diabetes. It is also trusted with treating high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, the common cold and its symptoms.

Other things white mulberry can be used for include muscle and joint pain such as from arthritis, constipation, dizziness, ringing in the ears, hair loss, and premature graying.

White mulberry is native to China but was introduced into the United States in colonial times, during an attempt to establish a silk industry.

The wood of the plant is very flexible and durable and has been used to make things like tennis rackets, hockey sticks, furniture, and boats.

How it works

White Mulberry contains some chemicals that work like some medicines administered for type 2 diabetes.

These drugs can slow down the breakdown of sugars in the gut making it easier for them to be  absorbed more slowly into the blood. This helps the body maintain decent blood sugar levels.

Experts have found that the white mulberry is most effe time against diabetes. The powdered leaves of white mulberry reportedly lower blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes.

To use it effectively, take 1 gram of the powdered leaf thrice a day for 4 weeks. This will decrease blood sugar levels by 27%, compared with an 8% decrease with the diabetes medicine glyburide, 5 mg daily.

Side effects 

White mulberry is safe to consume for most people without side effects as long as the powdered leaf is taken by mouth for up to five weeks.