Mulberries (or berRies in general)

[niveQ]

Are there any special benefits that mulbeRries have that others do not? I like my berries and always look to try new ones. I used to buy Sunfood Gojis, but they became a bit too expensive. I now rotate between blackberries, bluebeRries and strawberries.

 

Mulberries are a bit pricey. Are they worth it?

 

THANKS!!!!

[Flolfolil]

i think i have read that unripe ones do some interesting things

[C T]

Nutritional comparison chart between blueberries, mulberries and pomegranates per 100g servings:

(notice the high percentage of vit C and presence of Iron in mulberries [iron is rare in berries] compared to the other 2)

 

 

http://www.healthaliciousness.com/nutritionfacts/nutrition-comparison.php?o=9050&t=9190&h=9286&s=100&e=100&r=100

Edited April 17, 2013 by C T

[三江源]

word is that mulberries have a bit of a viagra effect.

[niveQ]

Thank you for the replies. I like that it has iron. I recently started eating cacao beans, which are high in iron, but contain theobromine. I will cut back on those, and give mulberries a try.

[blindeye]

Interesting about viagra. Mulberries come from the same tree that silk moths feed on that make cocoons that silk thread comes from. ". Male Silk Moth Drops .... to be the most powerful aphrodisiac herb derived from plant sources. ... It contains substances that stimulate the release of testosterone into a man's ... Dendrobium, or Chinese Orchid, is a very good Yin tonic herb "

[blindeye]

Male Silk Moth Drops are wonderful for invigorating the kidney and benefiting yang. Male silk moth has a long history in China of being used as a sex tonic for both men and women. It is most often used by men. Male silk moth is separated and extracted through advanced technology and contains various kinds of biological components such as unsaturated fatty acid and vitamins, etc. Rich in protein, cephalin and male hormones, male silk moth is conducive to the normal growth of the body and the formation and evolution of the male reproductive organs. It is used to nourish the Kidney, accelerate the growth of sperm and marrow and stimulate the nervous system. Male silk moth is considered in Asia to be an extremely potent male sexual stimulant and tonic. It is very Yang. It is therefore recommended that a Yin tonic such as Yin Replenisher Drops, Healers Tea, Ant Essence, He Shou Wu Capsules or other Kidney Yin tonic be used when Male Silk Moth is being used. Male Silk Moth Extract may also be used with other Yang tonic formulations to increase their Yang activity.

 

 

http://www.yahwehsaliveandwell.com/item_38/Male-Silk-Moth-Drops.htm

[SeriesOfTubes]

Red Mulberry (Morus rubra)
excerpt from Tom Brown's Guide to Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants
by Tom Brown, Jr.

 

 

"Grandmother was on her way to a huge mulberry patch that grew near an old abandoned farmhouse. She said I could help her dig the newer plants' roots, which she would powder and make into a laxative for her patients. We dug for hours, collecting the choicest roots, still making sure that the conservation of the plants were kept in mind. During the whole process, I was eating the mulberries, not noticing whether they were ripe or not, a common fault among young boys. This continued for hours as I got lost in Grandmother's stories and the methodic collecting of roots.

When I finally got up off my knees and began to walk home, I felt strangely sick and dizzy. The landscape felt as if it were made of liquid and I was a small boat. Everything was moving up and down. Animal and bird voices sounded strange and mystical. I felt disoriented and forgot where I was and where I was going. Out of the corner of my eye I began to see things move; shadows became animated, and colors strange. The sickness continued until I fell to the ground vomiting, yet laughing at the overall hilarity of the situation. The condition worsened and I began to tremble, feeling paranoid and extremely nervous. I mistook every rustle of the brush for a wild dog, and my imagination began to run wild.

Grandmother knew instantly what I had done and helped me slowly back to her house. I did not know that the unrip berries can cause violent upset stomach and nervousness. Nor did I realize that they also contained hallucinogens. Nevertheless, I was sick and not getting any better. Grandmother put me to bed and gave me a cup of mullein flower tea to settle my stomach and calm my nerves. I awoke the next morning with Grandfather, Rick, and Grandmother sitting around the bed, waiting and watching. My vision slowly cleared, but my head pounded very badly; my stomach still remained very queasy, and I felt weak. Another day slipped by as I drifted in and out of pain and sleep.

The following day I felt much better. The events of the past few days seemed like a distant nightmare, fuzzy memories at best as if they never happened in reality. Grandmother was in the garden at her drying racks. The roots we had collected two days before were now dry. Lovingly, she scraped the bark from the root using a knife held at a right angle, a procedure which produced a coarse granular dust. This dust she would use for effective treatment of constipation in her patients or for herself. I helped her out but had to be filled in completely as to what had happened to me. The disorientation was still with me, and I felt as if I had lost two days of my life."

 

 

[thelerner]

Mulberry's expensive? In the Midwest they're everywhere, a regular weed tree. Good eating too. The berries are dark juicy and sweet. One taste and you know they're doing something good for you.

Edited April 18, 2013 by thelerner

[C T]

Mulberry's expensive? In the Midwest they're everywhere, a regular weed tree. Good eating too. The berries are dark juicy and sweet. One taste and you know they're doing something good for you.

What you waiting for? Sounds like a potentially profitable bizness, from weed tree to entrepreneurial success story!!!

 

Come to think of it, i heard today there's big bucks in sea urchin farming too. In Japan, premium quality urchin roe can command up to 450 dollars for a kilo's worth. Apparently NSW in Australia is the new 'big' in urchin farming. I know a guy who harvested 900 of these prickly thingys in 2 days and made 10,000 bucks. Go figure.