ABSTRACT
The mulberry is a famous food source of silkworms and extensively cultivated in China and India for the production of natural silk. Mulberry plant has been widely used since 659 A.D. in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and well documented in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia. Various parts of the mulberry plant have resulted in various types of active metabolites during isolation including several bioactive phenolic compounds with isoprenoid substitution. The plant Morus alba L. has a diverse range of pharmacological properties and is used to cure many diseases in folk medicine. In many countries, it is consumed conventionally as a feed in mixed forage diets for ruminants; people are also using this for making delicious curry due to its nutritional contents. Its sole use in current medication is for the preparation of syrup to impart flavor and color in any other medicines. Mulberry fruit juice is documented as the endorsed medicine of the British Pharmacopoeia. The present chapter focuses on the ethnopharmacological relevance, medicinal aspects, economical value, and importance of mulberry plant at industrial scale.
