1. Corn can delay aging.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that corn is flat and sweet, enters the liver, kidney and bladder meridian, and has the functions of diuresis, detumescence, calming the liver, benefiting gallbladder, invigorating spleen, eliminating dampness, regulating appetite, benefiting lung, calming the heart, clearing damp heat and so on. Eating it in season in beginning of autumn can not only dispel autumn dryness, but also help to delay aging.

2. Corn can improve eyesight.

Corn contains flavonoids, which has a certain effect on macula, so eating more corn can improve eyesight.

3. regulating hormones.

Vitamin E rich in corn can increase hormone secretion through gonads, improve sexual ability and prevent miscarriage.

4. prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Modern medicine believes that corn is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins, trace elements and amino acids. Modern research has confirmed that the content of unsaturated fatty acids in corn, especially linoleic acid, is as high as 6% or more. It can reduce the blood cholesterol concentration and prevent it from depositing on the blood vessel wall in synergy with vitamin E in corn germ. Therefore, corn has certain preventive and therapeutic effects on coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis, hyperlipidemia and hypertension.

5. Corn can prevent cancer.

Selenium and magnesium contained in corn have anti-cancer and anticancer effects: when selenium and vitamin E are combined, it can prevent more than ten kinds of cancers, especially the most common breast cancer and rectal cancer. In addition, selenium can also regulate the work of thyroid and prevent cataracts. On the one hand, magnesium can inhibit the development of cancer cells, on the other hand, it can strengthen the peristalsis of intestinal wall and promote the excretion of waste in the body, which is also of great significance for cancer prevention. It contains a longevity factor-glutathione, which generates glutathione oxidase with the participation of selenium, and has the functions of restoring youth and delaying aging.

6. Stigma Maydis also has the functions of beautifying and losing weight.

Chinese medicine points out that corn also has the effect of beautifying and losing weight. Because vitamin E in corn germ can also promote human cell division and prevent skin wrinkles; Corn must have diuretic effect, which is also beneficial to lose weight. The puffed popcorn has a large volume, which can eliminate the hunger of obese people after eating, but its calorie content is very low, so it is one of the slimming foods.