Description
Broussonetia papyrifera, the name of a Chinese medicinal material, and its functions and indications are: Zi: nourishing the kidney, strengthening the bones and muscles, improving eyesight, and diuresis. Used for sore waist and knees, kidney deficiency, dizziness, impotence, and edema. Leaves: clearing away heat, cooling blood, removing dampness, killing insects. Used for epistaxis, enteritis, dysentery. Skin: Diuresis, swelling, and rheumatism. Used for edema, sore muscles and bones; externally used to treat neurodermatitis and ringworm.