The water used to boil corn not only has the fragrance of corn, but also has good diuretic and anti-inflammatory effects, prevents urinary tract infections, and removes liver fire.

The main components of corn husks are fiber, starch, protein, etc. Corn husks are hydrolyzed with enzymes to make dietary fiber. Dietary fiber, also known as the seventh nutrient, has moisturizing and water-absorbing properties. It can generate sol and gel in the body, delay the diffusion of food ingredients in the digestive organs, and delay the absorption and absorption of sugar. Absorption of inorganic and organic matter.

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Benefits of drinking corn silk boiled water:

1. Diuretic effect: Corn silk has a diuretic effect on humans and rabbits. Increases chloride excretion, but the effect is weak. The methanol-insoluble part of the water extract that has been dialyzed (A) has the strongest diuretic effect, and has significant effects whether taken orally, subcutaneously or intravenously. The diuretic effect is mainly extrarenal and has very weak effect on the kidneys.

2. Effect on the circulatory system: Intravenous injection of the decoction in anesthetized dogs has a significant antihypertensive effect, but in dogs with chronic carotid artery skin bridges, daily administration for 3 weeks has no antihypertensive effect. A dilates peripheral blood vessels at low concentrations.

3. Blood sugar-lowering effect: The fermentation preparation of corn silk has a very significant blood sugar-lowering effect on rabbits.

4. Choleretic and hemostatic effects: Corn silk preparations can promote the excretion of bile, reduce its viscosity, and reduce its bile pigment content. Therefore, it can be used as a choleretic drug for uncomplicated chronic cholecystitis and bile. Cholangitis patients with evacuation disorders. Corn silk can also accelerate the blood coagulation process, increase the content of thrombin in the blood, and increase the number of platelets. Therefore, it can be used as a hemostatic and diuretic for bladder and urinary tract stones.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Corn Husk