Mulberry Root Bark vs Crescentia Cujete

TCM herb that purges lung heat, relieves wheezing, and promotes urination; used for cough, asthma, and edema.

Tropical American tree producing large gourd-like fruits used medicinally across Latin America for respiratory conditions, wound healing, and as a traditional cough syrup.

morusin, cyclomulberrin, mulberrochromene, flavonoids, tannins

crescentin, phenolics, saponins, flavonoids, sterols

Purges lung heat, Relieves coughing and wheezing, Promotes urination and reduces edema, Hypertension from lung heat

cough, bronchitis, wound healing, hypertension, constipation

Antitussive, Antihypertensive, Diuretic, Anti-inflammatory

expectorant, antimicrobial, wound healing, antihypertensive

9-15g dried

Fruit syrup 30ml 3x daily or decoction 200ml

Cold and deficiency lung conditions, Pregnancy caution

pregnancy, excessive use, allergy

GI upset in cold constitution

nausea at high doses, mild laxative effect