Corn silk is very common in life, but it is basically removed during cooking. But in fact, it's better to leave the corn stigma. If you are constipated and edema, I suggest you take it with corn stigma and jujube, which will have a good effect. Today, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce the functions of corn stigma and jujube.
First, the corn stigma and jujube are fried.
Corn must be sweet and flat, and belong to bladder meridian, liver and gallbladder. Its main function is to promote diuresis and turn dampness into yellow. Clinical application mainly includes: edema, dysuria or short red urine, stranguria and other symptoms. You can take large doses of decoction alone. It can also be paired with winter melon skin, red beans and plantain. Used for damp-heat jaundice. This product can be used for cholagogic and jaundice relieving. Because of its warm nature, it can be used for yin-yellow or yang-yellow monarch, and can be decocted in large doses alone, or used together with Radix Curcumae, Herba Artemisiae Scopariae and Fructus Gardeniae. Now it is mostly used for jaundice caused by hepatobiliary diseases.
Usage and dosage: Stigma Maydis is usually decocted, 30-60g. Jujube is sweet and warm, belonging to the spleen and stomach meridian. Its main functions are invigorating middle energizer, benefiting qi, nourishing blood, calming nerves and relieving exterior syndrome. Can be used for treating spleen deficiency, anorexia, asthenia, loose stool, and women's dirty impatience.
2, corn beard medlar soup
Don't throw away fresh corn whiskers at will. Corn must have the functions of lowering blood pressure, diuresis and detumescence. Jinsiju has the effects of dispelling wind, clearing heat, dispelling fire and detoxifying, and Lycium barbarum can improve eyesight and prevent dry eye. Boiling water together not only tastes good, but also has the sweetness of corn stigma and medlar and the fragrance of chrysanthemum. And it is very beneficial to health. This health tea is Longxu chrysanthemum tea, which is more suitable for old friends to drink for a long time.
So you can keep the corn stigma, and try the above two methods I introduced, which is still very good for your health.