CONGRESSMAN'S WIFE DIES FROM THE INJESTION OF WHITE MULBERRY TEA

 

This is a very unusual story and very sad.  While the story indicates that they were not sure how she took this berry leaf and normally in a tea and not for sure why.

Well I can tell you why in most cases this is taken in a tea.  For years I ran a fig leaf business and one of the main recipes we promoted was 75% fig leaf mixed with 25% white mulberry leaf.  This remedy is used for diabetes.

It is very popular and this recipe including black seeds is used often and also used for the treatment of eczema.  In all the years I sold these leaves, never ever did I have one complaint or complication.  Mulberry is quite expensive to process as the leaves are very tender on the tree.  I have a huge Mulberry tree in my back yard in fact.

According to WebMD:  People commonly use white mulberry for diabetes. It is also used for high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, the common cold, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.

SIDE EFFECTS OF MULBERRY LEAVES

So it appears she had an allergic reaction to the leaf or maybe the leaves were tainted with poisonous sprays to keep bugs off.  Again it is very important to know your supplier.

The powdered leaf of white mulberry is possibly safe for most people when taken for up to 12 weeks. It might cause bloating, constipation, gas, and loose stools in some people. There isn't enough reliable information to know if white mulberry berries are safe when taken as a medicine or what the side effects might be.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding: There isn't enough reliable information to know if white mulberry is safe to use when pregnant or breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and avoid use.

White mulberry leaf might lower blood sugar levels. Taking white mulberry leaf along with diabetes medications might cause blood sugar to drop too low. Monitor your blood sugar closely.

SAFE DOSING:  White mulberry leaf powder or extract has most often been used by adults in doses of 0.8-1 gram three times daily for up to 3 months. 

While my recipe calls for 3/4 cup of chopped fig leaves and 1/4 cup of chopped and dried mulberry leaf.  You are to add 1/4 cup of the mixture to 1 liter of water, boil for 5 to 10 minutes, steep off the fire and strain.  Drink the entire amount in 1 day.

DIABETIC REMEDY

The above remedy is used for diabetes and eczema.  The best remedy is to add in 2 teaspoons of black seeds.  You do not need to heat them prior.  You add the seeds to the pot of water not the mixture itself.

New research has shown that the onion extract is very powerful for reducing blood sugar.  In fact it reduces the levels in half.  The downside is that it causes weight gain.  But the truth is being a little heavier is better than dying of diabetes. 

Sheik Nazim was also famous for his use of onion juice for cancer.  You can read more on onion juice for cancer here.

STORY OF WOMAN WHO DIED FROM WHITE MULBERRY

Lori McClintock died in what the Sacramento County Coroner determined was an accident. On the section of the form that asks the coroner to “describe how injury occurred” it lists “subject ingested white mulberry leaf.” Death after consuming this leaf was “unusual,” according to the experts.W

The 61-year-old died in December. Her husband, US Rep. Tom McClintock, a conservative Republican representing Northern California, found her unresponsive inside their locked home.

The paperwork from the coroners’ office dated March 10 lists dehydration due to gastroenteritis and “adverse effects of white mulberry leaf ingestion” as her cause of death.

It’s unclear why she ingested the leaf. It’s also unclear how she consumed it. CNN’s emailed request for comment to the congressman’s office in Washington D.C. went unanswered. A family statement on the congressmen’s Facebook page at the time did not mention anything about the cause of her death.

Some people drink white mulberry leaf tea, others take it in the form of a supplement that comes in both capsule and liquid form.

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CONCLUSION

In the end she died in 2021 and to this date no one knows for sure why she died from the mulberry leaf or if she died from the leaf or a combination of other things and the family is assuming it was connected here.  Sadly because of this news many will frown on the healthy mulberry leaf for future use.

Make sure to always be careful in any self medicating you may do and always be under the care of a doctor or reputable herbalist.

SAM