Corn silk tea is a kind of herbal tea made of corn silk as the main raw material, and its efficacy and function are mainly manifested in the following aspects:

1. Diuretic and antihypertensive: Corn silk is rich in gentiopicroside and flavonoids, which can effectively promote human urine excretion and reduce blood viscosity and blood pressure.

2. Improve renal function: Corn must contain a variety of nutrients, such as potassium, magnesium and aspartic acid. It is helpful to relieve skin edema and improve renal excretion function.

3. Relieve dysmenorrhea: Rutin and flavonoids in corn stigma can slightly inhibit the contraction of uterine smooth muscle, thus relieving dysmenorrhea.

4. Weight loss and slimming: Corn must contain more dietary fiber, which can effectively stimulate intestinal peristalsis, promote gastrointestinal digestion and absorption after meals, and play a role in weight loss and slimming.

Taboo:

1. People with cold body should be careful to eat: Long-term consumption of corn silk tea can easily lead to cold in the body, so people with cold body or fear of cold should not eat too much.

2. Women's fasting during pregnancy: Pregnant women and menstruating women should not drink corn beard tea, so as not to affect menstruation and fetal health.