The benefits of drinking corn silk boiled water

Corn must be familiar to everyone. In the past, people lived in poverty and could not afford rice, so they ate corn. Now, with the progress of the times, corn has become a dietary health product. Corn is rich in protein and vitamins. Regular consumption can effectively prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, hypertension and other diseases. Corn is a treasure from head to toe. Let's take a look at the benefits of drinking corn silk boiled in water.

When eating old corn, many people will pick out the corn silk, which makes their mouths full of hair and affects the taste. Or when purchasing, just buy the corn that has been selected by the merchant. Don’t underestimate the benefits of corn silk. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that corn silk has diuretic, heat-clearing, liver-calming and bile-promoting effects. It can be used to treat nephritis edema, athlete's foot, jaundice hepatitis, hypertension, cholecystitis, gallstones, diabetes, hematemesis, epistaxis, nasal sinusitis, mastitis and other diseases. Drinking water boiled with corn silk can help treat edema and high blood pressure caused by nephritis.

Application of corn silk

1. Modern use for icteric hepatitis, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, etc. It can be used alone in large doses, or in combination with Centella asiatica, Artemisia capillaris, Curcuma aromatica, etc.

2. Modern medicine is used for edema caused by nephritis, ascites caused by cirrhosis, stranguria caused by heat, and difficulty urinating. The former can be used together with wax gourd peel, red bean, verbena, etc.; the latter can be used together with plantain, smilax china, etc.

3. Used for epistaxis, gingival bleeding, hemorrhagic purpura, etc. It can be used in combination with raw rehmannia, white imperata root, scutellaria baicalensis, etc.

In addition, it can also be used for diabetes and hypertension. It can be taken alone in large doses. If this product is cut into short strips, mixed with angelica tail powder, and then lit and smoked, it will have a certain effect on chronic sinusitis.

Corn contains a high amount of cellulose, which can protect the stomach and intestines and promote gastrointestinal motility. Corn silk is sweet and neutral in nature. Other nutrients can enhance human metabolism, adjust the function of the nervous system, make the skin tender and smooth, and inhibit and delay the formation of wrinkles. In traditional Chinese medicine, corn silk tea is also called dragon's beard. It tastes sweet and has a neutral nature. It has a wide range of preventive and health-care uses. Since corn is wrapped in corn husk during its growth process, it needs to rely on corn silk to absorb nutrients. Therefore, corn silk contains many vitamins and other nutrients. It can not only cool blood and relieve heat, but also remove dampness and heat from the body, and can act as a diuretic and reduce swelling. After being made into tea, it is a very good weight loss drink.

In traditional Chinese medicine, corn silk has a wide range of preventive and health-care uses. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it can promote diuresis and reduce swelling, relieve heat, calm the liver and promote bile secretion, and is also anti-allergic, and can treat nephritis edema, hepatitis, hypertension, cholecystitis, gallstones, diabetes, sinusitis, mastitis, etc. Boiling water

Drinking it as tea can relieve summer heat and clear away heat. Drinking it regularly can help you lose weight and is very beneficial for preventing and treating atherosclerosis and hypertension. Patients with hyperlipidemia, hypertension and hyperglycemia can drink it to lower their blood lipids, blood pressure and blood sugar.

When choosing corn, you should choose fresh corn. How to choose fresh one? Just check whether the corn silk is fresh. If the corn silk is shriveled, it means that the corn has been stored for a long time. Don't throw away the corn silk. You can remove the corn silk, wash it, and cook it to drink. It can effectively remove moisture. Friends who want to lose weight or have high blood pressure can drink it often.