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Moraceae

Medical Definition:	The mulberry plant family of the order Urticales, subclass Hamamelidae, class Magnoliopsida. They have milky latex and small, petalless male or female flowers.
Guide Notes:	prefer specific plant; coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (I
Also Called:	Brosimum,Castilla Plant,Cudrania,Dorstenia,Streblus

Moraceae Categories.

	Antiaris - A plant genus of the family MORACEAE. Members have been used as an arrow poison.
	Artocarpus - A plant genus of the family MORACEAE. Puag-haad extract, from A. lakoocha, contains STILBENES and related 4-substituted RESORCINOLS.
	Broussonetia - A plant genus of the family MORACEAE. Members contain PYRROLIDINES.
	Ficus - A plant genus of the family MORACEAE. It is the source of the familiar fig fruit and the latex from this tree contains FICAIN.
	Maclura - A plant genus of the family MORACEAE. Members contain maclurin, antifungal chalcones, and other compounds.
	Morus - A plant genus of the family MORACEAE that is widely planted for shade.

Moraceae Medical Definitions and Terms

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