Functions Diuretic, heat release, calming the liver, bile. It is used in treating nephritis, edema, athlete's foot, jaundice, hypertension, cholecystitis, gallstones, diabetes mellitus, hematemesis, epistaxis, nasal abyss, carbuncle. It is used in acute and chronic nephritis, edema, acute and chronic hepatitis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, chronic sinusitis, urinary stones, biliary stones, dysuria, damp-heat and yellow bile. And can prevent habitual abortion.
Contraindications Take with caution in patients with hypoglycemia and hypotension.
Cornhusk, also known as yu mai shu. The earliest record is found in the 1476 Diannan Materia Medica, is China's traditional Chinese medicinal herbs, diuretic swelling, clearing the liver and gallbladder effect.
In traditional Chinese medicine, cornhusk, also known as "dragon's whiskers", has a wide range of preventive health uses. To stay with the whiskers of corn into the pot to cook, cooked after the soup out of the "dragon beard tea", you can do the whole family health tea.
Sweet, light, flat; to the kidney, liver, gallbladder, without any side effects. Efficacy
Diuretic and decongestive, nephritis edema, cystitis; calming the liver and choleretic, cholangitis, cholecystitis, gallstones, jaundice hepatitis, acute and chronic hepatitis; anti-allergy, sinusitis, urticaria and asthma, rheumatic pain; weight loss, prevention of habitual abortion, swelling in pregnancy, breast milk, mastitis; summer heat and clearing heat, hyperlipidemia, high blood pressure, hypertension, hyperglycemia; cardiotonic, appetizing, stopping wheezing; foot fungus. Indications
Often used in the treatment of nephritis edema; treatment of cholecystitis, fatty liver, diabetes; decoction of water as a substitute for tea, nephritis, cystitis, cholecystitis, rheumatic pain, hypertension and obesity are effective.
Medical texts
1, "Yunnan Materia Medica": "Wide bowel down the gas. The treatment of women's breast knot, milk can not be, red, swollen and painful, fear of cold and fever, headache and body sleepiness."
2, "Lingnan medicinal record": "and pork decoction for diabetes, but also for urinary dribbling gravel, if the pain is intolerable, the decoction is served frequently."
3, "Modern Practical Chinese Medicine": "for diuretic, for kidney disease, edema, diabetes, etc. Effective. It is also an effective medicine for cholecystitis, gallstone, hepatitis jaundice, etc."
4. Compendium of Commonly Used Folk Herbs: "Can lower blood pressure, diuretic and swelling. Cure nosebleed and red crash."
5, "Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Medicinal Plants": "Mainly treats acute and chronic cystitis and urethritis."
6, "National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Diuretic and swelling, calming the liver and bile. Treat acute and chronic nephritis, edema, acute and chronic hepatitis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, chronic paranasal sinusitis, urinary tract stones, gallstones, and prevent habitual abortion."
7, "Fujian Drug Journal": "Treatment of tuberculosis, whooping cough, celiac disease, leukorrhea."
1, diuretic, swelling
In gynecology, it can be used for the prevention of habitual abortion, swelling in pregnancy, lactation and so on. Cornhusk has a diuretic effect on people, which can increase the amount of chloride discharged, and its diuretic effect is curfew, so it has a certain effect on edema caused by various reasons.
2, Lowering the three highs
Korbolism, high blood pressure, high blood sugar patients drink, can lower blood lipids, blood pressure, blood sugar. Its antihypertensive mechanism is mainly central, and some believe that it is mainly the result of expanding the peripheral small blood vessels. Cornhusk can counteract the antihypertensive effect of adrenaline. Cornhusk contains vitamin K, vitamin K deficiency caused by coagulation dysfunction has a therapeutic effect.
3, Choleretic effect
Cornhusk has a significant increase in bile secretion and promote the role of bile excretion, can make the bile within the organic matter and slag to reduce the viscosity, specific gravity, and bilirubin content is reduced. Therefore, it can be used as a choleretic drug for chronic cholecystitis without complications or cholangitis with impaired bile excretion.
4, Protection of the heart
Cornhusk contains flavonoids, can inhibit the production of harmful LDL, with the effect of protecting the heart. Fresh corn in the fiber content of refined rice, refined noodles 6 to 8 times, can reduce the concentration of cholesterol in the blood, which in turn can play a role in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
5, jaundice
and the yellowing of Yin Chen with, but also can treat jaundice caused by hepatitis.
6, Hemostasis
Because cornhusk can accelerate the blood coagulation process, increase the number of platelets, can be anti-hemolytic, so it can be used as an antiemetic and diuretic, applied to bladder and urinary stones, but also can be used for acute hemolytic anemia.
Anti-allergic
Because of its anti-allergic effect, it can also be used to treat urticaria and asthma.
Appetizing effect
Cornhusk has an appetizing effect, it can be used to boil water or boiled rice porridge to treat post-surgery, post-chemotherapy and loss of appetite after a serious illness, the effect is very good. Hot summer, can drink a cup of cornhusk tea has quite good health effects.
Weight loss effect
Corn is one of the coarse grains in the weight loss food, corn is a lot of different types of corn, but because of the very high fiber content of corn, so there is a strong sense of satiety, which can help you to reduce the amount of food intake. At the same time corn also promotes the role of body detoxification.
Lactation
"Diannan Materia Medica" that its "broad bowel down the gas, treatment of women's breast knot, milk, redness, swelling and pain, fear of cold and fever, headache and body sleepiness. Common dosage of 30-60 grams, water decoction. Can promote lactation, can be stewed with pig's feet 2 times a day.
Antidiarrheal effect
For diarrhea caused by indigestion, especially watery diarrhea, cornhusk or corn cob decoction has an antidiarrheal effect.
Eczema
Eczema is a common skin disease in summer, manifested in the skin first appeared red pimples, corn-like rashes or herpes, followed by exudate, drying the formation of grayish-white or yellowish-brown scabs, scratching easy to get infected. Cornhuskers are flat, sweet and light, and have the function of clearing dampness and heat, eczema is mostly caused by dampness, so use cornhuskers for internal and external treatment, with good results.
Treatment of kidney stones
Cornhusk has an inhibitory effect on calcium oxalate crystals in the urine. A number of randomized controlled clinical trials have also found that cornhusk decoction can indeed treat kidney stones, with an effectiveness rate of about 60%, which is not particularly high, but as a non-surgical treatment, it is already very good.
Treatment of chronic nephritis
Take 50 grams of dried cornhusks, add 600 milliliters of warm water, decocted on a gentle fire for 20-30 minutes, about 300-400 milliliters of medicinal liquid, filtered and taken internally, 1 time a day or in divided doses. Treatment of chronic vascular globular nephritis 9 cases, after more than 10 months of observation, of which 3 cases get cured, 2 cases progress, the remaining 4 cases of efficacy is not obvious. The effect of cornhusk is mainly manifested in diuresis, improvement of renal function, subsidence or reduction of edema, disappearance or reduction of urinary protein and so on. No toxic side effects were seen in some cases after 6 months of continuous administration.
Treatment of nephrotic syndrome
Each time with 60 grams of dried cornhusk, wash and decoction. Twice daily in the morning and evening. At the same time take 1 gram of potassium chloride, 3 times a day. Clinical treatment of 12 cases, of which 10 cases with severe peripheral edema, or pleural fluid and ascites, 2 cases of edema is less severe; 3 months after treatment, 9 cases of edema completely subsided, 2 cases of major subsidence. The fastest case of edema completely disappeared 15 days after taking the drug. Generally, the diuretic phenomenon began on the third day of the drug, while the urine protein, non-protein nitrogen, there are different degrees of decline, a few cases of plasma protein increased, and some cases of phenol red test and blood pressure to normal.
Treatment of acute hemolytic anemia complicated by hemoglobinuria
The treatment of two cases of poisoning caused by eating wild plants bird stick poisoning, that is, to cornhusk 1 ~ 2 two decoction of the internal service, the two cases, respectively, in the taking of 4 hours and 6 hours, the amount of urine increased, the naked eye can not be seen in the soy sauce-like hematuria; after the jaundice subsided or disappeared. In the course of treatment, all of them had been intravenously injected with 5% glucose saline, vitamin C and blood transfusion at the same time. It is observed that cornhusk not only diuretic, may have anti-hemolytic, anti-allergic and detoxification effects.
The nutritional value of cornhusk
Nutrition tells us that cornhusk contains flavonoids, glycosides, minerals, organic acids and sugars, etc., with antioxidant, anti-tumor, regulating immune function and other effects. Corn whiskers in the pollination before cutting down the shade dry storage, decoction tea, nephritis, cystitis, cholecystitis, rheumatic pain, hypertension and obesity have a certain effect.
Flavonoids and their glycosides
Cornhusks in the flavonoid content of up to 2.1106%, while the content of corn leaves 1.1013%, corn cobs contain 0.1662%, corn only 0.1411%, cornhusk flavonoids content is more than 15 times that of the corn grain. Flavonoids have antioxidant, anticancer, antiangiogenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-stress, and antiviral effects.
Mineral elements
Mineral elements not only play an important role in cell metabolism, biosynthesis, and physiological and biochemical functions in the body, and also involved in the structure and activation of a variety of enzymes in the body, constituting the body of an important carrier. Among them, Fe, Cu is a catalyst for the synthesis of hemoglobin, and involved in hematopoietic function, its complex has an antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect; Ca in addition to being the main component of bone, but also increase the densification of the capillary wall, reduce its permeability, reduce the oozing, with anti-inflammatory and decongestive effect; the human body is prone to hypertension and cardiac arrhythmia when the intake of Mg is reduced; the existence of Mg, Cu, Zn and Mn has a good effect on the prevention and treatment of cerebrovascular disease; C, C, C, C, C, and M, M, M, M and M. The presence of Mg, Cu, Zn and Mn has a good effect on the prevention and treatment of cerebrovascular disease; Cr is a trace element necessary for normal glucose and lipid metabolism, and the relationship between Cr and diabetes has been studied more in recent years.
Organic acids
Cornhusk contains a variety of organic acids, of which formic acid, acetic acid, lactic acid, butanedioic acid, stearic acid, stearic acid, behenic acid, oleic acid, and linoleic acid, in order of the percentage content of 4.26%, 4.35%, 4.5% and 4.5%. 4.26%, 4.35%, 4.21%, 0.51%, 31.16%, 13.32%, 9.41%, 7.82% and 17.31%. It is found that cornhusk contains 16 kinds of amino acids, the total amino acid content of 13.3%, of which there are 7 kinds of essential amino acids, the content of which accounts for 1/3 of the total amino acid content. chlorogenic acid is a kind of phenylpropanoid substance formed in the process of aerobic respiration of the plant, which has a variety of pharmacological effects, such as cholagogic, antibacterial, antihypertensive, white blood cell enhancement and excitation of the central nervous system. Cornhusk contains chlorogenic acid, but the harvest period is different, the content of the difference is obvious, the harvest time is delayed, the chlorogenic acid content is reduced; different regions, different varieties and different cultivation methods, all lead to differences in chlorogenic acid content.
Sugars
Cornhusk contains a variety of monosaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides. Monosaccharides, the smallest unit of sugar, can be directly absorbed and utilized; oligosaccharides, i.e., by 3-10 molecules of monosaccharides composed of sugar. According to its different monosaccharides can be divided into malt oligosaccharides and hetero-oligosaccharides. The end product of malt oligosaccharides is glucose, and its main function is energy supply. Hetero-oligosaccharides are limited in their ability to be digested by the body, but they are beneficial to human health; polysaccharides, which are the main source of calories in the human body (usually accounting for 55-70% of the calories), are also the main substances that maintain blood glucose levels, and are also important for maintaining gastrointestinal tract function, and are beneficial for the prevention and treatment of certain chronic diseases such as hyperlipidemia and colon cancer.
Unsaturated fatty acids
Unsaturated fatty acids, especially linoleic acid content of up to 60% or more, and corn germ in the vitamin E synergy, can reduce blood cholesterol concentration, prevent its deposition in the wall of blood vessels, atherosclerosis, hyperlipidaemia and other prevention.
Volatile Components
Cornhusk has been identified and confirmed 46 kinds of volatile compounds, the relative content of esters-based, of which ethyl hexadecanoate, dibutyl phthalate and 9,12-octadecadienoic acid ethyl ester as the main component, the relative content of 30.28%, 20.53% and 9.60%. 6, other than the above chemical composition. , Other than the above chemical composition, cornhusk also contains alkaloids, inositol, VC, VK, allantoin and so on.
Cornhusk Tea
Cornhusk tea is a tea drink made from cornhusk. Decoction of water to drink tea, can reduce blood sugar, suitable for diabetic patients with adjuvant therapy, but also diuretic, edema effect.
Ingredients
Take about 30 grams of fresh cornhusks (about 10 grams of dried samples)
Methods/Steps
(1) Wash 30G of cornhusks with water
(2) Put it into a pot and add cold water 400ML
(3) Boil it over high heat. > (3) Boil on high heat, then low heat for 5 minutes.
(4) Allow to cool, and fish out the cornhusks with a slotted spoon.
Note
Fresh young corn leaves added, can make the taste better sweet
Tips
1-2 times a day, on an empty stomach before meals. If the conditions permit, it is appropriate to drink a glass of wine at night before going to bed.
Cornhusks for Disease Treatment Diuretic Often used in the treatment of nephritis edema, 50-100 grams per day, decocted with water. Schistosomiasis cirrhosis ascites, available cornhusk, with watermelon seeds, red beans, water decoction. Biliary Treatment of cholecystitis, fatty liver, diabetes. Often used in conjunction with Yin Chen and Gardenia. Cornhusk and tulip 50 grams each, water decoction, can reduce serum cholesterol and blood sugar levels. Hemostasis Cornhusk, roots and leaves can treat vomiting blood, epistaxis and blood in urine. In case of blood in urine, cornhusk with 30 grams each of caper flower and white grass root is taken in water. Treatment of hypertension 30 grams of corn husk, water decoction, fasting. Can also be used 30 grams of cornhusk, 30 grams of banana peel, water decoction, warm service. Commonly used cornhusk and wild chrysanthemum, cassia seeds tea, can improve hypertension symptoms. Cough 30 grams of cornhusk, 10 grams of peel, decoction. Treatment of urinary tract infections 30 grams of cornhusk, 15 grams of psyllium, 6 grams of licorice, decoction. Treatment of cholecystitis, gallstones, infectious hepatitis 30 grams of cornhusk, 15 grams of dandelion, 15 grams of Artemisia capillaris, decoction with water. Treatment of nephritis edema, dysuria Cornhusk, watermelon rind, winter melon rind, adzuki beans in moderation, decoction soup instead of tea, and continue to drink. Treatment of idiopathic edema 50 grams of cornhusks, jujube 5, to boiling water to drink tea, 1 dose per day, take 1 month. Prostatitis 5 grams of cornhusks, 10 grams of amaranth, boiled water as tea, 2 times a day. Diabetes 30 grams of cornhusks, 200 grams of pig pancreas, water decoction, 1 dose daily. Treatment of tuberculosis cough and sputum 30 grams of cornhusk, 9 grams of orange peel, add the right amount of honey, water decoction. Precautions for taking cornhusk It is important to note that, precisely because cornhusk has the function of lowering sugar and blood pressure, if the patient who usually suffers from hypoglycemia or low blood pressure, after drinking the cornhusk water, it will make the symptoms more and more serious. Once there is no timely detection and treatment, the patient may also be life-threatening. Patients with diabetes and high blood pressure must control the amount of cornhusk used. In addition, the amount of urination will increase when taking cornhusk water, and if it is not rehydrated in time at this time, it will lead to a rapid loss of body fluids. So it is also necessary to replenish water in time.