White Mulberry Leaf
The leaf of a fast-growing tree best known as the sole food of the silkworm and a fixture of East Asian tea tradition.
The tree behind the silk
White mulberry, Morus alba, is a deciduous tree native to northern China and now grown widely across temperate and subtropical regions. It is hardy, fast-growing, and tolerant of poor soil, which has helped it spread far beyond its homeland over many centuries.
Its most famous role has nothing to do with people eating it at all. The leaves of Morus alba are the exclusive diet of the domesticated silkworm, and the entire history of silk production is bound up with the cultivation of this one tree. Where there was silk, there were mulberry groves.
Leaf, fruit, and tea
The tree produces pale berries that ripen from white to pink, eaten fresh or dried in many regions. For this formula, though, the relevant part is the leaf rather than the fruit.
Mulberry leaf has a long presence in the kitchens and teahouses of East Asia, where the dried leaf is brewed as a mild, grassy tea. It is a familiar part of many herbal traditions across China, Korea, and Japan, valued as an everyday drink long before it appeared in any capsule.
- Native range: northern China, now grown across temperate and subtropical zones
- Part used in Veris: the leaf, not the berry
- Traditional preparation: dried and brewed as a mild tea
White mulberry leaf in Veris
Veris includes 60 mg of white mulberry leaf per serving, placing it second by weight after cinnamon bark. It brings a second botanical with a deep traditional footprint into the blend.
As with every active, the 60 mg is printed openly on the label. There is no proprietary blend hiding the figure, so the mulberry contribution stands on its own next to the rest of the formula.
How it sits in the formula
Mulberry leaf is often discussed in the context of metabolic wellness, and it sits alongside cinnamon as one of the two larger botanical components of Veris. Together they form the leafy, kitchen-and-teahouse half of the formula.
We describe its heritage as a food and a tea, and we leave it there. Veris does not claim that mulberry leaf changes anything in the body. We simply include a disclosed, measured amount of a tree leaf with a long human history.
The entire history of silk is bound up with the cultivation of this one tree.
This article is general wellness information and is not medical advice. Veris is a food supplement and does not replace a varied diet. Talk to your doctor about your individual needs.