Mulberry leaves

Morus alba

leaf · infusion

Leaves of the white mulberry, a tree native to China, dried for tea — nothing to do with the mulberry, the sweet fruit. They provide flavonoids.

Origin

China

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

Dried, they are infused at one tablespoon per cup, ten minutes in barely simmering water; then strained and the leaves discarded.

Did you know?

They are the silkworm's only food: it is for the silkworm that the white mulberry spread from China to the Mediterranean basin, around the 8th century.