About White Mulberry
White mulberry (Morus alba) leaf, containing the alpha-glucosidase inhibitor DNJ, marketed for blood sugar. Small RCTs show blunted post-meal glucose spikes, similar in mechanism to acarbose, but data on long-term glycemic control are limited.
What White Mulberry supports
- Studied for blunting post-meal blood sugar
How much White Mulberry to take
The RDA prevents deficiency. The effective range is what clinical trials used to actually move the outcome.
Effective
250–1000
mg
Glucose trials used extracts standardized to DNJ (1-deoxynojirimycin) before carbohydrate intake.
Clinical evidence
Limited clinical evidence. Small RCTs show reduced post-meal glucose; long-term data limited
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