Morus nigra L., Moraceae, is a species usually known as a black mulberry tree. In traditional medicine, M. nigra is used in cases of heat waves and even suitable as a therapy of hormonal replacement. This specie has antioxidant, hypoglycemic, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities. This work has dealt with the structural diagnosis of the leaf, in order to contribute to its quality control. Samples of the botanical material were sectioned, fixed and stained with fuchsine and toluidine. The leaf has anomocytic stomata on the abaxial side, non-glandular trichomes, biface mesophyll, druses, semiconvex midrib and the petiole exhibits a vascular bundle in a closed arch shape.
Black-mulberry; Morus nigra; Moraceae; structural diagnosis
