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Vol. 4, Issue - 2, Part A (2020)
2020, Vol. 4 Issue 2, Part APages: 40-47
Medicinal & traditional uses of Shahtoot (Morus indica Linn.): A review
Dr. Subodh Kumar and Dr. Bachchu Singh
Abstract:
A morus is moderate-sized monoecious tree, 3 to 6 meters high, with reddish or yellowish brown, smooth bark, marked with long horizontal lenticels. Leaves are ovate, 5 to 20 centimeters long, 2.5 to 8 centimeters wide, with tapering pointed tips, and 3-nerved, heart-shaped base, sharply-toothed margins, sometimes deeply 3-lobed, of hairy texture when young, rough when mature. It is a Fruit of famous tree about 3-4 inches long, it has two types 1) Toot Safed & 2) Toot Siyah. It is also called Shahtoot. Native to China; cultivated in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Kashmir and North- Western Himalayas.
A morus is moderate-sized monoecious tree, 3 to 6 meters high, with reddish or yellowish brown, smooth bark, marked with long horizontal lenticels. Leaves are ovate, 5 to 20 centimeters long, 2.5 to 8 centimeters wide, with tapering pointed tips, and 3-nerved, heart-shaped base, sharply-toothed margins, sometimes deeply 3-lobed, of hairy texture when young, rough when mature. It is a Fruit of famous tree about 3-4 inches long, it has two types 1) Toot Safed & 2) Toot Siyah. It is also called Shahtoot. Native to China; cultivated in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Kashmir and North- Western Himalayas.
The Properties of Shahtoot such as- Analgesic, Anthelmintic, Antibacterial, Anti rheumatic, Diuretic, Hypotensive, Hypoglycemic, Purgative, Sedative Tonic. Good Nervine tonic etc. Constituents: Tannins; phytosterols; sulfur; essential oils; saponins; Mulberroside F, fat, 30%; urease; sugar, pectin, citrates, malates, sterols, flavones, flavanone, stilbene. Shahtoot having so medicinal properties for the diseases.
How to cite this article:
Dr. Subodh Kumar, Dr. Bachchu Singh. Medicinal & traditional uses of Shahtoot (Morus indica Linn.): A review. Int J Unani Integ Med 2020;4(2):40-47. DOI: 10.33545/2616454X.2020.v4.i2a.132
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