1, kidney calculi's treatment

Corn beard has the function of diuresis and purging heat, and has a good therapeutic effect on nephritis, edema and kidney calculi. Especially for children with chronic nephritis, the treatment effect is the most prominent.

2. Anti-aging

Corn silk contains lysine and trace element selenium, which is beneficial to skin oxidation, delaying aging and caring skin.

3. Lower blood pressure and blood sugar.

Corn silk contains saponins, flavonoids and other substances. Saponins are the main components for lowering blood sugar and blood pressure. Drinking tea boiled with corn stigma often has a good effect on your health.

Step 4 stop diarrhea

If it is diarrhea caused by indigestion due to improper diet in life, you can use corn stigma to boil water to drink, and the symptoms of diarrhea will be effectively alleviated after drinking.

5, lose weight to edema

Because corn must have diuretic effect, it can discharge excess water from human body, so friends who often have edema can try to drink more corn must water, and they will lose weight.

What is the best way to eat corn silk?

1, boiled corn stigma

This method is the simplest, only needs a wisp of corn stigma, and it is a series of health tea suitable for all seasons.

Prepare a proper amount of corn stigma, boil water on high fire for about 10 minutes, and then turn to low heat. Sift out the corn stigma with a colander, and the soup can be drunk when it is cold.

2. Red dates and corn silk tea

Female friends can also try this red date corn beard tea, which has the effect of beauty beauty and tastes slightly sweet. It is a good choice for afternoon tea ~

Ingredients: corn silk, red dates and brown sugar.

Exercise:

Take out the fresh corn stigma, wash it and soak it in clear water. Put the prepared raw materials into a pot and add water to boil for about 20 minutes. After cooking, take out the soup and let it cool before eating.

3. Coix seed corn stigma porridge

Ingredients: corn stigma, coix seed, rice and cogongrass rhizome.

Exercise:

Put the corn stigma and cogongrass rhizome into the pot, add water, and finally leave the liquid medicine. Add rice and coix seed to the liquid medicine, and finally cook it into porridge before taking it.

This prescription is suitable for the elderly to take, which has the effect of diuresis and detumescence, and can also play the role of clearing heat and eliminating dampness. In addition, patients with damp-heat erythema can also take this kind of barley corn stigma porridge, which can effectively promote their health.

4, Dendrobium corn silk tea

Materials: Dendrobium, Stigma Maydis and Rhizoma Phragmitis.

Exercise:

Put the three ingredients together in a teacup, then pour them into boiling water, and take them off after ten minutes, once a day.

The main function of this Dendrobium corn silk tea is to nourish yin, clear heat and promote diuresis. It is suitable for some patients with less urine and dry mouth. At the same time, patients with collapsed eyes and dry skin can also take it, which is good for their health.

5, corn beard cogongrass rhizome soup

Ingredients: corn silk, cogongrass rhizome and red dates.

Exercise:

Soak the three Chinese herbal medicines in clear water for one hour, and then simmer for 40 minutes. Finally, leave the potion and red dates to take.

This prescription is suitable for some middle-aged and elderly people with gallstones, especially gallstones of damp-heat type in liver and gallbladder. Long-term use, the body can be healthier and healthier.

Three points for attention in eating corn silk

1, pay attention to the dosage.

Although the stigma maydis has no side effects on the body, I still suggest that the dosage should be 3-5g each time.

2. Don't drink on an empty stomach

When drinking tea made of corn beard, it is best not to drink it on an empty stomach. When fasting blood sugar drops, drinking corn silk tea will be counterproductive.

Step 3 choose fresh corn silk

Generally, fresh corn silk wrapped in corn leaves is used to make corn silk tea, rather than being exposed outside. If tea is made of air-dried corn stigma, it should be well preserved, not moldy or smelly.