Unlocking the Health Benefits of Berries: Natural Remedies for Immunity and Wellness

It is called in the Pharaonic language (Thoth) and we notice that the pronunciation is very similar to the current pronunciation (Tut), while the Arabs called it in ancient times (Farsad), and from it the black type known as Shami and scientifically called (Morus Nigra), and the red mulberry known as Roman, and the white mulberry known as Halabi and scientifically called (Morus Ulba), which is considered to be native to Pharaonic Egypt due to archaeologists finding quantities of it with black mulberry in many Pharaonic tombs in the Hawara region, where mulberry was used in ancient times as food and medicine, and mulberry juice came in the Pharaonic medical papyri as a recipe for treating cases of schistosomiasis, heartburn, coughing, and whooping cough .

Ibn Sina said:

(Sweet fersad is hot and moist, and sour Syrian berries are cold and moist, and stop swellings in the throat and mouth. All types of berries are diuretic, and Syrian berries, although they pass quickly from the stomach, are slow from the intestines, but their juice is astringent, especially if cooked, and prevents the flow of substances to the organs. If a leaf is cooked with grape leaves and black fig leaves with rainwater, it blackens the hair. It is useful for malignant ulcers to relieve them, and its juice is also useful for mouth ulcers.)

Ibn al-Baytar said:

(White mulberry cools, moisturizes and benefits the throat. It is best to eat it on an empty stomach, not after eating. The Levantine mulberry is beneficial for throat and gum tumors, smallpox, measles and coughs, especially when drunk. It heals ulcers and burns as a coating. If vinegar and peach leaves are added to the mulberry, it expels worms alive, based on experience.)

King Al-Muzaffar Yusuf bin Omar (died in 694) said:

(It prevents tumors of the mouth and throat, its leaves prevent angina and tonsillitis, it is a laxative and tonic for the stomach and intestines, its juice is useful for tumors of the throat and uvula, and it is a diuretic).

Nutritional benefits

Every 100 grams of berries contains about 1.5% of its weight as protein, 1% fat, 14.5 carbohydrates, 4.5% fiber, and a high percentage of vitamins A, B, and C, 49 mg of calcium, 100 mg of iron, 52 mg of phosphorus, and varying amounts of potassium, sodium, sulfur, copper, and magnesia, in addition to the astringent and strengthening tannin, some gummy substances, and about 20% citric acid. Due to the presence of these various amounts of substances necessary for the body, it is considered a beneficial food for all ages, and it stimulates the appetite and resists thirst.

Therapeutic properties

A recent laboratory study has confirmed that drinking berry juice has a male hormonal effect that helps strengthen and stimulate those suffering from sexual impotence , while scientific observations show that eating berries helps lower blood sugar and urine levels . It has also been shown to be very effective as a laxative for the stomach and intestines and in combating some liver diseases, coughs, and measles .

It is prescribed to treat cases of

Anemia, smallpox, measles, throat and urinary tract infections, constipation, diabetes, dysuria, toothache and gum pain.

Internal uses:

 - For cases of anemia, smallpox, fevers, and respiratory infections...  eat 2-3 cups of berries or their juice daily.

To relieve sore throat, gum swelling, and toothache... use cranberry juice as a gargle and mouthwash three times a day.

To stop diarrhea and expel intestinal worms...  drink a decoction of mulberry roots at a rate of one cup daily in the morning on an empty stomach.