Botanical Name: Morus alba L.
Family: Moraceae
Common name: White
mulberry
Vernacular name in Assamese: নুনী Nuni
General characters: A
fast-growing shrub or moderate-sized tree with a fairly cylindrical, up to 35 m
high and 1.8 m in girth, without buttresses; bark dark greyish-brown, rough
with vertical fissures; exuding white or yellowish-white latex.
Uses: Leaves are used
to improve eyesight, nourish the liver, repel wind, and clear heat. It also
aids in treating dizziness, dysentery, supports liver function, maintains
youthful skin, coughs and cold symptoms, strengthens blood, treats colic and
strengthens eyes. Fruits are edible.
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