What are the functions and functions of corn stigma and how to eat and use it? Corn stigma, also known as corn stigma, is the style and stigma of Gramineae corn. Soft and shiny is preferred. It is recorded in modern practical Chinese medicine that it is a diuretic and effective for nephropathy, edema disease and diabetes. Corn silk is also an effective drug to assist cholecystitis, gallstones, hepatitis jaundice and other diseases. Corn beard can induce diuresis to reduce swelling and jaundice, and can be used for edema, dysuria and jaundice; It can also treat hematemesis, nosebleed, hematuria and other blood syndromes, and prevent habitual abortion. Stigma Maydis also has the functions of lowering blood pressure, lowering blood sugar and diuresis, and also has certain bacteriostatic effect, which can be used to assist nephritis edema, hepatitis, fatty liver, ascites due to cirrhosis, hypertension, cholecystitis, gallstones, diabetes, sinusitis and mastitis. External smoking inhalation can treat cerebral leakage.

Function and efficacy of corn stigma

Lowering blood lipid

The prescription of corn silk for reducing blood fat is widely known in the workshop. Experimental scientific research has confirmed that the sugar in corn stigma has a good hypoglycemic effect on the solid model of diabetic mice and can promote the production of hepatic glycogen. In addition, the saponin component in corn stigma is also one of the main components for reducing blood lipid.

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Corn silk has a good detumescence and diuretic effect. Drinking corn stigma water or corn stigma tea can promote the discharge of water in the human body. Drinking corn stigma water before three meals a day has a good weight loss effect on edema.

Soothing the liver, regulating qi and expelling stones.

The sugar in corn stigma has obvious digestive function, which can improve the discharge of bile, reduce the residue in bile and reduce the total bilirubin composition and viscosity in bile. It can be used as a cholagogic drug for gastritis or cholangitis without adverse reactions.

Protect the heart

Flavonoids in corn stigma can inhibit the formation of high density lipoprotein, prevent myocardial infarction and protect cardiovascular system. Methyl cellulose in corn stigma can also reduce the concentration of bile solids in plasma, thus having the effect of preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases.

Detumescence and diuresis

Boiling corn stigma with water can increase fluoride discharge, and has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling.

Appetite

Boiling water with corn stigma in summer can quench thirst, and also has the effect of invigorating spleen and appetizing. Use it to boil water or millet porridge, which can help patients with poor appetite after surgery or radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

Edible method and dosage of corn stigma

Boil soup

30g of corn stigma and 300g of bean products. 5 Pleurotus ostreatus, salt amount. Corn must be soaked in soup to get juice, bean products washed and sliced, Pleurotus ostreatus washed and sliced. Generally, quilt and mushroom slices are cooked in juice, and then salt and seasoning are added after cooking. This soup can reduce blood fat and blood fat.

Boil porridge

30g of corn stigma, fresh lotus leaf 1 slice, stem rice100g, and proper amount of aged rock sugar. Wash the stem rice; Wash fresh lotus leaves and tear them into small pieces. Put fresh lotus leaves and corn stigma into the pot together, add appropriate amount of water, and fry the juice. Put the stem rice and medicinal juice into the pot, add appropriate amount of honey and water, and cook until the rice is slowly cooked into porridge. This kind of porridge can reduce blood fat and lose weight.

Water decoction

Diabetic patients (high-complication nephritis): 30g of corn stigma, 30g of wax gourd peel and reed rhizome, and 25g of salt plantain seeds. Wrap the plantain seeds with bandages, put them in a pot with other medicines, and decoct them with tap water, daily 1 dose. Gallstones: 30g of corn silk and 30g of wormwood. Decoct with water, and then pour the boiled medicine juice into the insulated water cup for drinking at any time.

Application taboo

Suitable for people with yang deficiency, damp-heat and phlegm-dampness constitution. It is not suitable for people with yin deficiency and excessive fire, urgent urination and frequent urination.

Sexual taste orientation

It is flat in nature and sweet in taste, and belongs to bladder meridian, liver meridian and gallbladder meridian.