Corn beard is sweet and light in taste, flat in nature, enters the liver, kidney and small intestine, and has the functions of diuresis and detumescence, calming the liver and gallbladder, and promoting lactation and clearing heat. In addition to lowering blood sugar, it can also prevent and treat diseases such as hypertension and hyperlipidemia, so there is a saying that "one corn must be called two gold".

So how to use corn silk?

Making tea, of course!

1 corn silk tea-adjuvant treatment of calculus and diabetes

Brewing corn stigma with boiling water to make corn stigma tea is not only sweet and delicious, but also beneficial to health.

Corn silk extract has obvious hypoglycemic effect and can improve diabetes complicated with hypertension and nephropathy. Some modern pharmacological studies have proved that saponins in corn stigma have hypoglycemic effect. Is suitable for that adjuvant treatment of diabetes patient.

It contains a polysaccharide component, which can help to treat urinary tract or bladder stones and also has a certain curative effect on gallstones.

Methods: People with gallstones and cholecystitis can drink this tea for daily conditioning. You can cook the corn with whiskers in a pot 1 hour, and then pour out the soup. The entrance feels like My Sweetie.

Methods: For people with urinary calculi, 50 grams of corn stigma can also be decocted in water. Tea will last for a month if you drink it often.

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Although corn certainly has an auxiliary hypoglycemic effect, it can never be used as a substitute for hypoglycemic drugs. While taking hypoglycemic drugs, drinking corn stigma water as an adjuvant therapy will have a good effect.

Corn must be cooked with eggs-calming the liver and promoting diuresis.

Boiled eggs with corn stigma have the effects of calming the liver, clearing away heat, promoting diuresis and removing dampness, and are suitable for patients with prostatic hyperplasia with liver stagnation and qi stagnation.

Methods: Stigma Maydis100g, 2 eggs. Wash corn stigma and eggs separately, add water and cook together. When the eggs are cooked, peel them, cook for a while, and eat eggs and drink soup.

3 Dendrobium corn silk tea-clearing heat and diuresis

Dendrobium tea has the effect of nourishing yin, clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, and is suitable for people with less urine and dry mouth, and people with sunken eyes and dry skin can also take it.

Methods: Put a proper amount of Dendrobium, Stigma Maydis and Rhizoma Phragmitis into a teacup, then pour it into boiling water, and take it once a day after 10 minutes.

4 corn stigma brown sugar tea-promote physical recovery

Patients with cough, postpartum abdominal pain and gum bleeding can take corn stigma brown sugar tea, which can effectively promote their health. Pregnant women can also take corn silk, which can not only protect the fetus, but also have a good therapeutic effect on breast milk obstruction.

Method: Stir the washed corn stigma with brown sugar water, then simmer for 10 minute with low fire, and keep stirring evenly. You can take it after cooling, or you can add ice cubes according to your own preferences.

5 corn beard and red jujube tea-swelling

Corn must have diuretic and antihypertensive effects, and has a good effect on edema caused by various reasons.

Methods: 50 grams of dried corn stigma and 5 pieces of jujube were used to make tea instead of boiling water, with 65,438+0 doses per day for 65,438+0 months, which not only prevented edema, but also helped to reduce swelling and blood pressure.

Efficacy of corn silk tea

Protect the heart

Flavonoids contained in corn stigma can inhibit the production of harmful low-density lipoprotein and protect the heart. The cellulose content in fresh corn is 6~8 times that of polished rice and refined flour, which can reduce the concentration of cholesterol in blood, thus playing a role in preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Improve chronic nephritis

The main function of corn stigma is diuresis, which can effectively improve renal function after soaking in water and has a very good therapeutic effect on edema. In addition, it can also reduce urine protein or completely remove urine protein, and promote health.

If the body suffers from chronic nephritis, then we can fry the dried corn with warm water and take the liquid medicine once a day.

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Corn silk has no side effects, but pay attention to the dosage. Generally, 3-5 grams of dry corn stigma can be used each time, and more fresh corn stigma can be used.

Put the corn beard in the sun and put it in a fresh-keeping bag, which can be kept for one year. So you can drink asparagus tea all year round!