Mulberry Extract: Benefits, Uses & Scientific Evidence

From alternative medicine to cosmetics, mulberry extract is thought to do a variety of things, from reducing inflammation to whitening skin.

Alternative Medicine

• In alternative medicine mulberry extract is used as an anti-inflammatory.

Inflammation

• In the Fall 2006 edition of the Journal of Medicinal Food, a study by AJ Kim and S. Park showed that mulberry extract reduced inflammation in arthritic rats.

Diabetes

• In the Feb. 15, 2007 edition of ̶0;Diabetes Care,̶1; M. Mudra, et. al state that mulberry extract may prevent diabetes.

Cholesterol

• In the August 2005 edition of Food Chemistry, Chen Chang-Che, et. al state that mulberry extract keeps cholesterol plaque from building by prohibiting the oxidation of LDL cholesterol.

Cosmetic Function

• In an August 2002 issue of the Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin a study by SH Lee, et. al found that mulberry extract inhibits melanin production.