There are a lot of stories going around about how mulberries can prevent colds and flu and if they are used to make mulberry jam it is even more efficacious for moistening the lungs and can effectively relieve coughing symptoms. A lot of people have been suffering from colds recently, so in coastal areas like Mailiao Township in Yunlin County it is common for people to go into the wilderness to pick wild mulberries.
The Dictionary of Chinese Materia Medica states: “Mulberries have the effects of improving eyesight and hearing, nourishing the five organs, relieving joint pain, stopping coughs and dispelling phlegm.” There is also a popular belief that jam made from mulberries is even more effective for moistening the lungs and stopping coughs, and that it is very effective for the aches and pains caused by colds, which many people have been suffering from recently. There are plenty of wild mulberries growing in outlying wild areas of townships such as Mailiao, Taisi and Sihhu, and this has attracted people to go there in groups to pick them.
One person who was picking wild mulberries said that his father suffers from lung problems and each time the weather turns a bit cold and windy he gets a cough that goes on and on without stopping. A friend once gave him two jars of homemade mulberry jam, and when his father took some, his coughing symptoms were greatly relieved. Since the market selling price for mulberries is more than NT$20 per Taiwanese jin (600g), after he found out that there were wild mulberries in coastal areas, he invited some friends to go there together and pick some.
Photo: Cheng Hsu-kai, Liberty Times
照片:自由時報記者鄭旭凱
(Liberty Times, translated by Julian Clegg)
民間盛傳吃桑椹能預防感冒,經過熬煮的桑椹果醬更有潤肺功能,可以有效減緩咳嗽症狀。近日感冒盛行,雲林縣麥寮鄉等沿海地區常見民眾到野外採摘野生桑椹。
中藥大辭典中記載,「桑椹具有明目聰耳、利五臟、治關節痛、止咳化痰等效果」。民間更深信桑椹熬煮的果醬具有潤肺、止咳的功能,對於感冒造成的酸痛也相當有效。近來感冒大流行,麥寮、台西、四湖等偏僻野地長著許多野生桑椹,吸引民眾聚集採摘。
一名採摘野生桑椹的民眾說,父親患有肺疾,略有風寒就咳個不停。曾有朋友送他一對自行熬製的桑椹果醬,父親食用後咳嗽症狀緩和許多。因市面上販售的桑椹每台斤(六百公克)超過二十元,他在得知沿海地區有野生桑椹後,即邀約朋友一起來採摘。
(自由時報記者鄭旭凱)
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