Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science, Vol. LVIII
Written by Ahmet Onder USTUNDAG, Mursel OZDOGAN
Mulberry is a popular medicinal plant belongs to family Moraceae and genus Morus. Genus Morus (Mulberry) is an example that contains more than 150 species, Morusalba L. (White mulberry) is dominant specie among them. The leaves of mulberry are mainly used as food for the silkworms and they are some times eaten as vegetable or used as cattle fodder in different parts of the world. Mulberry leaves contain moisturizer from 71.13 to 76.68%, protein from 4.72 to 9.96%, fat from 0.64 to 1.51% and carbohydrates from 8.01 to 13.42%. While in dried mulberry leaves the moisture content decreases and it ranged from 5.11 to 7.24%, from 15.31 to 30.91% for protein, from 2.09 to 4.93% for fat and from 9.70 to 29.64% for carbohydrates. Also, they are very good source of ascorbic acid, β-carotene, antioxidant components, which includes rutin. Mulberry leaves are nontoxic natural therapeutic agents known to possess antidiabetic, antimicrobial, antimutagenic, antioxidant, anticancer, anxiolytic, anthelmintic, antistress, immunomodulatory, hypocholesterolemic, nephroprotective, hepatoprotectiveactivities. The purpose of this review is to explicate the usage possibilities of mulberry leaves in poultry nutrition by revealing the important Pharmacological activities.
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