Indian Mulberry

The Indian Mulberry should not be confused with the mulberry shrub. This plant is a small, smooth stemmed, hairless tree belonging to the family Rubiaceae. The trunk of the tree is yellowish white with many branches. The leaves are 12.5-20 cm. long, broadly elliptic, bright green and shiny with 8-10 pairs of veins. The flowers are white in dense ovoid heads. The corolla is infundibuliform or funnel shaped. The fruit is bright green when raw, but turns pale yellow when ripe.

             
MEDICINAL USE:
*Work as a good laxative.
*Infantile diarrhoea.
*Gout, wounds and ulcers.
*Dysentery, asthma and to help in promoting menstrual flow.
*General tonic and to relieve aches and pains.

HOW TO USE:
*The decoction of the root is used to serves as a laxative.
*The charred leaves  made into a decoction with some mustard seeds is a favourite domestic remedy
  for infantile diarrhoea.
*The juice of the leaves is applied externally to relieve gout pains, and to heal wounds and ulcers. the
  baked fruit is given in dysentery, asthma, and for promoting menstrual flow.
*The decoction of the fruit is very widely used in south-east Asia as a general tonic and to relieve
  aches and pains in the body.

PARTS USED:
*The roots,leaves and fruits.

DOSE:
As recommended above.

Normal Dosage For:

Adults: 4 or 5 cups a day.
Aged 6 to 9 years: 2 cups a day
Aged 2 to 5 years: 1 cup a day
1 to 2 years: 1/2 cup a day
Below 1 year: 1/4 or less cup a day

A Useful Table for Quick Measurements:
1 tbsp = 5 grams (green herb)
1 dessertspoon = 2 grams (dry herb)
1 teaspoon = 25 drops
1 cup = 16 tbsp


1 litre = 7 or 8 cups