Is corn silk a dual use ingredient? On what basis?

Pharmacological effects】 Diuretic effect: corn silk has a diuretic effect on humans or rabbits, which can increase the amount of chloride excreted, but the effect is weak. The diuretic effect of the insoluble part of methanol in water extract is the strongest in dialysis patients (A), and it has a significant effect regardless of oral, subcutaneous or intravenous injection.

The diuretic effect is mainly extrarenal and the effect on the kidneys is weak. Effect on the circulatory system: intravenous decoction of anesthetized dogs has a significant antihypertensive effect, but on chronic carotid artery skin bridge dogs, take the drug daily for 3 weeks, and there is no antihypertensive effect.

A has a dilatory effect on peripheral blood vessels at low concentrations. Lowering blood sugar: The fermented preparation of corn silk has a very significant hypoglycemic effect on rabbits.

Choleretic and hemostatic effects: corn silk preparations can promote bile excretion, reduce its viscosity, and reduce its bile pigment content, so it can be used as a choleretic drug for cholangitis patients with uncomplicated chronic cholecystitis and bile excretion disorders. It can also accelerate the blood coagulation process, increase the content of thrombin in the blood, and increase the number of platelets, so it can be used as a hemostatic drug and diuretic for bladder and urinary tract stones.

Generally, when cooking corn, put the corn silk in and cook it together, and then drink the water in which the corn is boiled after eating!

It is conducive to water dilution and swelling, can play a role in lowering lipids, has the effect of urination, and can also play a leading role, which can effectively protect the heart. It can be used to boil water to drink, or used to stew soup to drink, and the dosage is controlled at about 500 1000 ml per day.

It can reduce swelling and diuresis, also clear the liver and lower blood pressure, clean up the garbage on the blood vessel wall, and reduce swelling for kidney disease. We must wash the corn silk and then soak it in water, which is the best way, and the dosage must be controlled at about 15 20 grams.

You can choose to soak in water to drink, you need to use about 3 5 grams. It can play a role in lowering blood pressure, lowering blood lipids, lowering cholesterol, promoting gastrointestinal peristalsis, preventing constipation, and enhancing gastrointestinal function.

Corn can be diuretic, choleretic and reduce fire. Folk also have the effect of lowering blood sugar. 2 taels of corn silk can be boiled and drunk with angelica, which has a good effect of lower fire.

Corn silk is a commonly used medicinal material in traditional Chinese medicine clinic, corn silk is also more common in life, when used as a medicinal material, it can be used for edema, unfavorable urination, fatigue, limb fatigue and other symptoms caused by spleen qi deficiency and heavy dampness, which has the effect of diuresis and dampness, and has a good effect on the relief of the above symptoms. In addition, corn silk contains saponin compounds, which can play a role in lowering blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar, and is suitable for patients with high blood pressure, high blood sugar and high cholesterol.

Suitable for. People with spleen qi deficiency, heavy dampness, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high cholesterol.

Contraindicated. There are no special contraindications.

How to eat. Decoction.

Wash an appropriate amount of corn stalks, dry them, put them in a pot, add 500ml of water, fry them on low heat for 10 minutes, and add rock sugar to decoction to taste.

Cook porridge. Corn silk can be cooked and eaten with other ingredients, and common recipes include corn silk porridge, corn silk porridge with coy seeds, corn silk honey porridge, etc.

Corn silk is the flower column and flower head of corn of the genus Poaceae. Corn is an annual herbaceous plant that is cultivated throughout the country. Corn is harvested in the autumn and dried or sun-dried.

It is a traditional Chinese medicine. Eating corn in the summer, everyone likes to boil corn and throw away the corn whiskers. It's actually a waste.

In traditional Chinese medicine, corn whiskers, also known as "dragon whiskers", are flat in nature and have a wide range of preventive health effects. Put the corn with whiskers in a pot and boil, and pour out the soup after boiling, which is called "dragon whisker tea". What are the benefits of corn silk?

1.Drop three highs.

Corn silk can lower blood lipids, blood pressure, and blood sugar. Its antihypertensive mechanism is mainly central, and it is also thought to be mainly the result of dilation of peripheral small blood vessels. Corn silk fights the pressor-boosting effects of adrenaline.

Corn silk contains vitamin K, which has the best effect on coagulation dysfunction caused by vitamin K deficiency.

2.Chronic nephritis.

The main effect of corn silk is diuresis, which can effectively improve kidney function after soaking in water and drinking, and has a very good effect on body edema. In addition, it also has the effect of reducing urine protein or completely removing urine protein, and promotes good health. If the body is suffering from chronic nephritis, then we can decoction dried corn silk with warm water and take the liquid medicine once a day.

Through clinical trials, it has been found that the use of corn silk ** chronic experimental method can not only reduce the damage of the disease to the body, but also restore the body to health.

3.Stimulates appetite.

The weather has also been getting hotter and hotter recently, and people's appetite will also be affected to a certain extent. When the weather is very hot, you don't even want to eat, and it will form a bitter summer situation. At this time, you can drink a glass of corn whisker water, which is very good for stimulating appetite.

In addition, some patients who need chemotherapy will feel loss of appetite after chemotherapy, because at this time it is necessary to supplement nutrition to prevent more serious occurrence, you can give the patient some corn whisker water to improve the patient's appetite.

It is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine, which can play a hemostatic effect, and can also reduce cholesterol, can be soaked in water to drink, can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, relieve constipation, and can prevent body allergies.

It is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine, which can have a hemostatic effect, and can also maintain the urinary system, can also play a role in eliminating bacteria, can reduce inflammation, and can prevent allergies.

Corn silk is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine, which has the effects of clearing heat and reducing fire, maintaining urinary system, strengthening the liver, hemostasis and diuretic, sterilization and anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic and anti-tumor and strengthening the heart.

It is indeed a kind of Chinese medicinal material, and boiling corn silk has great benefits for the body, and it also has certain benefits for the liver and lungs.