With time and patience, the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
Chinese Proverb
All aspects of the mulberry plant, or Morus alba, are used in traditional Chinese medicine
(TCM). The berry is used to strengthen blood, the bark is for clearing phlegm from the lungs,
the leaves to stop coughing. Additionally, silk worms consume mulberry plants for sustenance
while they are creating silk threads. Every aspect of this plant has a specific purpose for more
than one species and weighs in the balance of our delicate ecosystem.
As the silkworm receives his nourishment from the leaves, he is able to create something beau-
tiful and resilient for the rest of the world to enjoy. Essentially, Angela hopes the same for her
patients: to use all of the benefits traditional Chinese medicine has to offer in order that indi-
viduals may come closer to existing as the highest versions of themselves, improving the world
for everyone.