To the hot summer, people on the table staple food is no longer rice, noodles, steamed bread, the "old three", corn is also "enter the room" jumped to become a member of the most popular. In fact, in addition to the part we often eat, corn whiskers, stalks and even boil corn water, have some therapeutic value, do not waste.
Corn protects the cardiovascular system. According to Chinese medicine, corn has the effect of strengthening the spleen and dampness, regulating the middle and stomach, diuretic, very suitable for people with spleen deficiency. And modern nutritional science also believes that corn contains a lot of nutrients. Fresh corn in the fiber content of refined rice, refined noodles 6-8 times, can reduce the concentration of cholesterol in the blood, which in turn can play a role in the prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. At the same time, eat corn need to chew hard, on the teeth and facial muscles can play a better role in exercise, but also can promote saliva secretion, conducive to the digestion of food.
Corn water to prevent infection. People eat flavorful corn often corn water poured out, in fact, it is a pity. Corn water not only has the flavor of corn, but also has a very good health value, with diuretic anti-inflammatory, preventing urinary tract infections, go to the liver fire and other effects, and summer is the high incidence of urinary tract infections. Therefore, it is best to leave some corn whiskers when you cook corn, leaving two layers of green skin, the flavor and efficacy will be better, drink can add a little sugar or rock sugar.
Corn husk can lower sugar. In addition to corn, corn whiskers as well as corn stalks and cores have good health effects. According to Chinese medicine, corn husk has good diuretic, antihypertensive, hypoglycemic, and gastric effects. Diabetic patients can use 60 grams of corn husk, with raw rhubarb, pollen, yam, yuzhu 15 grams each, water decoction. Corn stalks have a good antiperspirant effect, self-sweating, night sweating, you can take 2-3 corn stalks, add 50-100 grams of wheat, water decoction.
Eating corn benefits