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Corn silk
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Poaceae |
Genus and specie |
Zea mays |
Maize silk, mealie silk and Yu mi shu.
Corn silks are the silky fibers that are found under the leaves and on top of an ear of corn. Corn silks are also known as the stigmas from the female flowers of maize.
The silk on the ears of the cobs are used before pollination.
A sweet, soothing and cooling herb with diuretic properties, stimulates bile, helps prostatitis, enuresis in children, prevents the formation of stones in the kidneys, clears bladder and urinary tract infection, and lowers blood sugar levels.
It contains saponins, flavonoids, bitter substances, polyphenols, sugar, mucilage and potassium salt. The essential oil contained in the corn silk contains carvacrol and other terpenes.
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