White mulberry: cures diabetes, helps you lose weight, relieves headaches and inflammation

Originally from China, and introduced to Europe in the fifteenth century, the white mulberry belongs to the Moraceae family and is cultivated mainly in Italy and Spain. Both the fruit and the leaves of this plant have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries: they have a sweet and sour flavour, and are rich in malic and citric acid, carotenes and vitamin C.

The tree is cultivated for its wood, while the fruit is mainly used to feed silkworms. But few know that it is possible to use its berries to treat numerous pathologies, which include hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes. Other benefits of this plant include treating premature aging, hair loss, and dizziness.

White mulberry contains compounds that inhibit the metabolism of sugar in the digestive tract, causing it to be absorbed more slowly into the bloodstream. It is rich in various organic acids and vitamins, but also dietary fiber, beta-carotene, pectin and resins. It also contains various antioxidants and is useful for treating fever, inflammation, headache, cough and diarrhea.

If accompanied by a healthy diet, the consumption of white mulberry helps us keep cholesterol levels under control.

A study carried out by the University of Texas (United States) has shown that white mulberry, rich in resveratrol, can be useful in the fight against cancer and heart diseases.

White mulberry regulates blood sugar levels, and thanks to this excellent property it avoids the risk of suffering from diabetes and obesity.

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