Medicinal uses of corn silk
Corn silk has many health benefits. It is also simple to use because you don't need to do anything, just... keep the corn silk before cooking the corn.
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In addition to its high vitamin C and potassium content, corn silk also provides other important substances such as allantoin, mucilage and saponin... Allantoin has the effect of healing wounds and diseases; saponin plays an anti-inflammatory role; mucilage has the effect of soothing irritation in tissues.
A simple way to take advantage of the benefits of corn silk is to make tea to drink. Take a handful of corn silk and put it in boiling water and steep for about 10 minutes. Drinking corn silk tea has the effect of reducing water retention in the body and also has the effect of detoxifying the body.
Corn silk tea is very effective in treating urinary tract infections, cystitis and kidney dysfunction. In addition, corn silk tea also has the effect of lowering blood pressure, reducing pain caused by arthritis, treating jaundice, and protecting the prostate. Corn silk tea, if applied to the skin, will help wounds heal quickly.
It is recommended to drink a cup of corn silk tea three times a day, for a week. It is important to note that people who are taking diuretics such as furosemide (brand name Lasix) should not drink corn silk tea.
According to Laborer - NT