The efficacy and function of lotus leaf and corn stigma are very common in life. Lotus leaves have the functions of clearing away heat and purging fire, promoting diuresis and dehumidifying, and corn must be able to clear away heat and promote diuresis. Many people like to soak them in water and drink them together. It is said that they can play an excellent health care role. The following is an understanding of the efficacy and function of lotus leaf corn stigma.

Efficacy and function of lotus leaf corn stigma 1 1: lotus leaf corn stigma can lose weight.

Losing weight is one of the important functions of lotus leaf corn stigma. Corn silk can promote the discharge of excess water in human body, leaves can accelerate the metabolism and burning of fat in human body, and can reduce the accumulation of fat in human body. In addition, the corn stigma of lotus leaf is cold, which can also promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and accelerate the generation and discharge of stool in human body. Soaking them in water at ordinary times can play a good role in losing weight.

2. Lotus leaf corn beard can induce diuresis and reduce swelling.

Lotus leaf and corn stigma are both Chinese herbal medicines with diuretic effect, which have good conditioning and relieving effects on nephritis, edema and dysuria. Soaking lotus leaf and corn stigma together can also increase the discharge of chloride in human body, and its diuretic effect is outside the night, which has obvious therapeutic effect on body edema caused by various reasons.

3. Lotus leaf corn beard can reduce three highs.

The Three Kingdoms is a high-incidence disease in modern society, but they can reduce the occurrence of three high symptoms by soaking in water with lotus leaves and corn stigma, and at the same time can obviously improve the symptoms of hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia and hypertension. They can clear cholesterol in human body, soften blood vessels, promote blood circulation and promote insulin secretion, thus playing an important role in reducing the three highs.

In life, many people like to drink corn silk boiled water. It is said that it can protect health and reduce swelling, but everyone must eat it with corn stigma boiled water. It has two sides to human body, which can not only promote health, but also cause certain harm to human body. Some people with special constitution are not suitable for drinking corn silk water.

Harm of long-term drinking corn stigma water

1: Drinking corn water for a long time will increase the burden on the kidneys, make the renal function easy to decline, affect the blood sugar index of the human body, and easily lead to hypoglycemia, which will cause various adverse reactions of the human body. If the corn silk water is not stopped in time, it will aggravate the physical discomfort and seriously endanger human health.

2. Drinking corn water for a long time will also affect the absorption of trace element potassium, which is very important for human health. If the human body can't absorb rich trace element potassium, there will be many bad symptoms such as cramps in hands and feet, dizziness, weakness in limbs and so on, and it will make potassium deficiency high and cause serious harm to human health.

Who shouldn't drink corn silk water?

1: People with hypoglycemia in life are not suitable for drinking corn stigma water, because corn stigma itself has the function of lowering blood sugar. People who use it to boil water will have a better hypoglycemic effect, aggravate the hypoglycemia symptoms of people with hypoglycemia, easily lead to dizziness, limb weakness and other adverse symptoms, and seriously endanger human health.

2. People with low blood pressure in life are also not suitable for drinking corn stigma water, because drinking corn stigma water will accelerate the discharge of trace element potassium in the body, easily increase the amount of sodium salt in the body, aggravate the symptoms of hypertension, and easily cause various diseases due to high blood pressure, which will seriously endanger human cardiovascular health.

Effect and function of lotus leaf corn stigma. Effect of corn stigma

1, diuresis, detumescence

In gynecology, it can be used to prevent habitual abortion, pregnancy swelling, breast obstruction and other diseases. Corn silk has diuretic effect on people and can increase chloride excretion. Its diuretic effect is outside the night, so it has certain curative effect on edema caused by various reasons.

2, down three highs

Patients with hyperlipidemia, hypertension and hyperglycemia can reduce blood lipid, blood pressure and blood sugar. Its antihypertensive mechanism is mainly central, and some people think it is mainly the result of dilating peripheral small blood vessels. Corn silk can resist the pressor effect of adrenaline. Corn silk contains vitamin K, which has therapeutic effect on coagulation dysfunction caused by vitamin K deficiency.

3, cholagogic

Corn silk can significantly increase bile secretion, promote bile excretion, reduce organic matter and residue in bile, and reduce viscosity, specific gravity and bilirubin content. Therefore, it can be used as a cholagogic drug for chronic cholecystitis without complications or cholangitis with bile discharge disorder.

Step 4 protect your heart

Flavonoids contained in corn stigma can inhibit the production of harmful low-density lipoprotein and protect the heart. The cellulose content in fresh corn is 6~8 times that of polished rice and refined flour, which can reduce the concentration of cholesterol in blood, thus playing a role in preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Step 5 treat jaundice

It can also be used to treat jaundice caused by hepatitis.

Step 6 stop bleeding

Because corn stigma can accelerate the process of blood coagulation, increase the number of platelets and resist hemolysis, it can be used as a hemostatic and diuretic, applied to bladder and urinary calculi, and can also be used for acute hemolytic anemia.

7. Anti-allergic drugs

Because it has anti-allergic effect, it can also be used to treat urticaria and asthma.

Second, the role of corn silk

1, appetizing effect

Corn must have an appetizing effect. It can be used to boil water or cook rice porridge to treat patients with loss of appetite after surgery, chemotherapy and serious illness, with good effect. In hot summer, drinking a cup of corn silk tea has a very good health care effect.

2, the role of weight loss

Corn is one of the diet foods in coarse grains. There are many kinds of corn, but because of its high cellulose content, it has a strong satiety and can help you reduce your food intake. At the same time, corn can also promote the detoxification of the body.

3. Prolactin

Herbal medicine in southern Yunnan believes that it can "relieve constipation and reduce qi, and treat female breast depression, breast obstruction, swelling and pain, chills and fever, headache and tiredness". Usually, the dosage is 30-60 grams, which is decocted in water. It can promote lactation and can be stewed with pig's trotters twice a day. 1.

4, antidiarrheal effect

For diarrhea caused by indigestion, especially watery diarrhea, corn stigma or corncob decoction has antidiarrheal effect.

Effect and function of lotus leaf corn stigma. The function of corn stigma boiling water

1, hypolipidemic effect

Corn beard soup can reduce the blood lipid of patients with hyperlipidemia, thus protecting the heart and brain and reducing the incidence of ischemic cardiovascular diseases (including coronary heart disease and ischemic stroke).

2, diuretic effect

Corn stigma boiled water orally has diuretic effect. It is often used to treat nephritis edema, and it is decocted with 50 ~ 100g of water every day. Schistosomiasis and so on. , can be used with corn stigma, watermelon seeds and red beans, and can be decocted in water.

3, antihypertensive effect

Corn silk can dilate peripheral blood vessels and has a lasting antihypertensive effect, especially for cold-blooded animals. The combination of corn stigma and Juewu decoction will greatly enhance the antihypertensive effect and prolong the action time. Making tea with stigma Maydis, Flos Chrysanthemi Indici and Semen Cassiae can improve the symptoms of hypertension, and has antidiarrheal effect on diarrhea caused by indigestion, especially watery diarrhea. In addition, corn stigma also has the functions of strengthening the heart, appetizing and relieving asthma. It is sweet and flat.

4, cholagogic effect

Corn silk can obviously increase bile secretion, promote bile excretion, reduce organic matter and residue in bile, and reduce viscosity, specific gravity and bilirubin content. Treat cholecystitis, diabetes and fatty liver. It is often used with Herba Artemisiae Scopariae and Gardenia. 50 grams of stigma Maydis and 50 grams of Radix Curcumae, decocted in water, can reduce serum cholesterol and blood sugar content.

5. Hypoglycemic effect

In terms of blood sugar, corn stigma boiling water may have the effect of double muscle hypoglycemic drugs.

Step 6 stop bleeding

Corn stigma, roots and leaves can be used to treat hematemesis, nosebleed and hematuria. When hematuria occurs, corn stigma is mixed with 30 grams of shepherd's purse flower and 30 grams of cogongrass rhizome and decocted with water. Corn silk contains vitamin K, which has therapeutic effect on coagulation dysfunction caused by vitamin K deficiency.

Second, the taboo of corn silk boiling water

There is no side effect in boiling water of corn stigma, but attention should be paid to the dosage. Under normal circumstances, 3-5g of dry corn silk is enough each time, and more fresh corn silk can be added appropriately. In addition, it is best not to eat corn stigma when cooking corn. If you don't want to cure the disease, taking corn silk is not a good choice, which needs to be borne in mind.

Third, how to eat corn silk

First: corn silk tea

Material: shredded corn

Practice: The method of making corn silk tea is very simple. First of all, you need to wash the materials, and then brew them with boiling water before taking them. In addition, you can also put the corn stigma into a pot and add water to boil it, and then take the soup after cooking. In addition, the dried corn must be brewed in boiling water with green tea, which has a very good weight loss effect.

Second: Coix seed corn stigma porridge

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

Practice: put corn stigma and cogongrass rhizome into the pot and 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.

Efficacy: This prescription is suitable for the elderly, which has diuretic and repercussive effects, 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.

Third: corn beard cogongrass rhizome soup

Ingredients: Stigma Maydis, Lalang Grass Rhizome and Jujube

Practice: Soak the three kinds of Chinese herbal medicines in clear water for one hour, and then boil them with low fire for 40 minutes. Finally, leave the potion and red dates to take.

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

Fourth: Dendrobium corn silk tea

Materials: Dendrobium, Stigma Maydis and Rhizoma Phragmitis.

Practice: put the three ingredients together in a teacup, then pour them into boiling water, and take them ten minutes later, once a day.

Efficacy: This Dendrobium Corn Stigma Tea has the main functions of nourishing yin, clearing away heat and inducing diuresis, and 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 beneficial to their health.

Fifth: Corn must be stewed with soft-shelled turtle.

Ingredients: corn stigma, tortoise, cooking wine, onion ginger, salt, monosodium glutamate.

Practice: First of all, you need to slaughter the turtle, leaving the nail fish and shell, put these two materials and corn stigma together in the pot for one hour, and finally add seasoning to serve. It is recommended to take it once or twice a week and then stick to it for one month.

Efficacy: The main function of this prescription is to nourish yin and replenish blood, which can effectively regulate blood sugar metabolism in vivo, and has the functions of lowering blood sugar and blood fat, and is suitable for some middle-aged and elderly patients with poor sleep.

Sixth: corn stigma brown sugar tea

Ingredients: corn silk, brown sugar

Practice: Stir the washed corn beard with brown sugar water, then simmer for 10 minute with low fire and stir evenly. You can take it after cooling. You can also add ice cubes according to your own preferences.

Efficacy: Patients with cough, postpartum abdominal pain and gingival bleeding can take this prescription, which can effectively promote their health.