Meet Mulberry Leaf

Morus alba

DNJ · POLYPHENOLS · AFTER-MEAL

Mulberry leaf, or Morus alba, has been used across East Asia for centuries. Best known as the leaf that feeds silkworms, it is also valued as a botanical tea and studied today for naturally occurring compounds including DNJ.

WHY MULBERRY LEAF?

Mulberry leaves naturally contain DNJ (1-deoxynojirimycin), a plant compound studied for its interaction with enzymes involved in carbohydrate digestion.

Human studies using concentrated mulberry leaf extracts have investigated DNJ and mulberry leaf in relation to post-meal glucose and insulin responses.

WHERE IT GROWS

HUZHOU · ZHEJIANG · CHINA

For more than 2,500 years, mulberry trees have been part of the agricultural landscape of Huzhou.

Its historic mulberry-dyke and fish-pond system connects mulberry growing, silkworm raising and fish cultivation in a circular agricultural system—one now recognized by the FAO as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System. 

Here, mulberry is part of the landscape—and the culture.

A PLANT WITH A LONG MEMORY

For centuries, mulberry leaves in Huzhou were grown to feed silkworms, helping shape one of China's historic silk-producing landscapes.

Today, we're looking at the leaf differently: not only for the tradition it carries, but for the plant itself.

An old leaf, worth another look.

WHY WE CHOSE IT

RESET · AFTER-MEAL RITUAL

We pair mulberry leaf with matcha for a moment that often gets overlooked: after the meal.

Matcha brings its familiar depth and natural caffeine. Mulberry brings a softer botanical character and a plant story closely connected to the after-meal moment.

Sip. Pause. Reset.