Chapter 4: Physicochemical Properties of Mulberry Plant Extract and Analysis of Plant Extrac

Abstract

Mulberry plant is a well-known medical plant. The plant is commonly known as Morus, the genus of a flowering plant belonging to the Moraceae family. In Asian countries, mulberry plant has been grown to produce silkworm as the leave is major and important nutrient source for silkworms. Besides, this plant has been utilised as an excellent source of nutrient or functional food (Srivastava et al., 2006). The mulberry leaves are single toothed with small-pointed ridges around its edge as shown in Figure 4.1(A). The leaves are usually shiny, dark green and smooth. These non-toxic leaves are found to be more palatable than other leafy vegetable. In China, mulberry leave has been used as a medicinal herb while leaf juice has been served as traditional drink