Mulberry is a tree.

• botanical information
• origin
• magick correspondences and uses
• Goddesses and deities
• Chinese herbology
• cautions and contraindications

botanical information:

    Botanical name: Morus spp.

• American Mulberry Morus rubra L.
• Black Mulberry Morus nigra L.
• Common Mulberry Morus alba L.
• Red Mulberry Morus rubra L.
• Whtie Mulberry Morus alba L.

    Common name: mulberry

    Use the botanical name when ordering seeds (bulbs, etc.) or when looking up information in the library. Common names vary by nation, culture, and region, and sometimes the same common name is applied to different plants.

white mulberry	black mulberry

origin:

    Origin: eastern and central China.

    See also Chinese herbalism below for Chinese gender and Chinese flavor.

magickal correspondences and uses:

    Western element: air

    Magickal uses: Mulberry fruit juice used for inventiveness, practicality, psychism, and wisdom.

    Magickal substitutions: Rosemary usually may be safely substituted for any herb in magick spells and rituals. Roses may safely be substituted for any flower.

Magical Uses Protection, Strength information courtesy of

deities associated with mulberry:

• Minerva (Roman Goddess)

Chinese herbalism:

    Chinese gender: yin (cold)

    Chinese flavor: sweet

cautions and contraindications:

    Cautions and contraindications: Mulberry is believed to be safe.

    Wild gathering: Avoid wild gathering. Some plants are endangered species. Please grow your own herbs in your own goddess garden.

See also: herbs and trees.

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