What is the function of corn husk

Many people like to eat corn. In order to ensure that they buy fresh corn, many people will choose corn with corn husks. Usually corn husks are thrown away after being peeled off, but few people know that corn husks are actually very useful to the human body. Next, I will introduce the uses of corn husks.

1. It can eliminate the hunger of obese people after eating it, but the calories after eating it are very low, and it is also one of the substitutes for weight loss. 2. Anti-cancer and anti-cancer plant cellulose can accelerate the excretion of carcinogens and other poisons. Eating more corn can also inhibit the side effects of anti-cancer drugs on the human body. 3. Lowering blood pressure and blood lipids. Rich in calcium, it can lower blood pressure, promote cell division, lower serum cholesterol, and prevent it from depositing in blood vessel walls. Therefore, corn has a certain preventive and therapeutic effect on coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis, hyperlipidemia and hypertension. The fact that Central American Indians are less susceptible to hypertension is related to their main diet of corn. 4. Increase memory, anti-aging, stimulate brain cells, enhance brain power, memory and human metabolism, and adjust the function of the nervous system. It can make the skin tender and smooth, inhibit and delay the formation of wrinkles, and fight against eye aging. 5. People who use their eyes frequently should eat more yellow corn to relieve macular degeneration and vision loss. Lutein and zeaxanthin can absorb harmful light entering the eyeball with their powerful antioxidant effect. 6. Promoting gastrointestinal motility can prevent and treat constipation, enteritis, intestinal cancer, etc.

The vitamin content is very high 7. The vitamin content in corn is very high, 5 to 10 times that of rice and wheat, and the nutritional value of special corn is higher than that of ordinary corn.

From this, it can be seen that corn husks are very useful. The corn husks that we used to throw away and despise are all nutritious. Next time you buy corn, don't throw away the corn husks easily. Although corn husks don’t taste very good, corn is a coarse grain. Eating more coarse grains is good for your health.