3.5 Cardiovascular activity
In many eastern countries used mulberry leaves to treat cardiovascular
diseases. In china people use mulberry for decreasing blood pressure
which is the main reason for the cardiovascular disorder. The mulberry
leaves also helps to reduce the serum cholesterol, hypertension and to
prevent artherosclerosis [61]. The cardiovascular diseases basically
related to heart or blood vessels. High concentration of iron present in
mulberry leaves which helps in better distribution of oxygen by boosting
the production of RBCs. Reveratrol is a flavonoid present in the
mulberry leaves helps in increasing the formation of nitric oxide (NO)
which acts as a vasodilator. This will relaxes blood vessels and reduces
the chances of blood clot formation and subsequent heart diseases like
heart strokes. The resveratrol helps to remove the restrictions in blood
vessels which in turn reduces the chance of heart failure [62].