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Maize is a popular crop in our country from the mountains to the plains. In Traditional Medicine, corn silk, also known as jade me tu, is a widely used medicine. Corn silk is easy to find, easy to use, easy to maintain and especially brings a lot of health benefits. Corn silk is rich in vitamins and trace elements necessary for the body, has many effects in the treatment of diseases.
1. Nutritional composition of corn silk
According to Oriental medicine, corn silk (corn) and wicks in corn stalks have a sweet taste and are average, affecting the kidney and bladder meridians. Corn silk is used as medicine in the treatment of many diseases such as: painful yellow urine, urinary retention, urinary tract infections, hematuria, internal bleeding, stones in the liver, bile, kidneys, ureteral stones, bladder, etc. edema.
At the same time, corn silk is also used to lower blood pressure, clear bile in the treatment of hepatobiliary disease, gallstones, jaundice... In particular, this is also one of the herbs used to treat liver disease effectively. most fruitful. Every day should use 30 - 60g dry form, 100-200g fresh form.
In corn silk contains many vitamins and minerals such as: Vitamin A; vitamin K ; vitamins of group B: B1, B2, B6 (pyridoxine); vitamin C; vitamin PP; flavonoids: inositol, pantothenic acid; saponins; steroids such as sitosterol and stigmasterol; fatty oil; bitter substances; traces of essential oils and other trace substances.
Therefore, corn silk can be considered as a natural medicine that includes many essential vitamins for the body, helps prolong youth, is non-toxic, and has a very reasonable price.
2. What is the use of corn silk juice?
Drinking corn silk juice has the effect of increasing bile secretion and reducing the viscosity of bile, facilitating easy passage of bile into the intestine. Drinking corn silk juice also has the effect of lowering blood sugar, increasing urine excretion and making blood clot quickly. Using corn silk juice daily instead of tea (tea) is very effective for people with cholestasis and gallstones. Drinking corn silk juice has a diuretic effect in kidney diseases. Corn silk juice is effective in cases of edema related to cardiovascular diseases. Regularly use long-term boiled corn silk for people with kidney stones or bladder stones and ureteral stones. It will dissolve stones formed by urate, phosphate, carbonate. Corn silk boiled water has the effect of stopping bleeding in the case of uterine bleeding, especially those who bleed easily.
Nước râu ngô có công dụng gì là thắc mắc của nhiều người dùng hiện nay
3. Remedies from corn silk
3.1. Kidney or urinary stone disease Corn silk juice is used each time about 20-60ml before meals 3-4 hours.
Put 10g of corn silk into 200ml of boiling water and boil for 30 minutes to get the water to stop. If making corn silk decoction, take about 10g of corn silk, put it in 300ml of water and boil it on low heat for 30 minutes. 3.2. Coughing up blood Prepare 50g corn silk, 50g rock sugar, put in soup. 1 dose per day, 2 times in the morning and evening. Use for 5 days with the above recipe.
3.3. Treatment of diabetes Formula 1: Every day use 40-50g of sharp corn silk to drink water. Can be combined with other herbs: Thien mon, stevia, tri model, circuit mon ... the effect will be better.
Recipe 2: Stewed pork with corn silk requires preparing lean pork 100 - 200g, fresh corn silk 100 - 200g (or 50g dry). Stew, add suitable spices, used for people with diabetes.
3.4. Treatment of urinary tract infections There are many forms of corn silk tea to treat urinary tract infections. You can make fresh corn syrup, thickened corn silk drink when hot, or cold corn silk mixed with sugar to drink several times a day, drinking daily instead of tea
3.5. Treatment of hepatitis yellow skin Prepare porridge black beans, big apples, carrots, corn silk. After that, put 60g corn silk into the decoction to get water; Bring corn silk juice cooked with black beans, big apples, carrots. Cook until tender and add some seasoning to taste.
3.6. Treatment of hypertension You can mix corn silk in combination with flowers, oxen, sweet grass, wisteria... has the effect of stabilizing blood pressure. The reason is that corn kernel oil has the effect of lowering blood fat, lowering blood cholesterol, and slowing the penetration of β - lipoproteins into the aorta. Thus reducing atherosclerotic disease and lowering blood pressure.
Ngoài tác dụng râu ngô lợi tiểu thì ngước râu ngô còn nhiều tác dụng khác
4. Who should not drink corn silk juice?
If you are breastfeeding or pregnant, please temporarily stop using this drink. There is currently not enough evidence to show that corn silk tea is completely safe for pregnant women or babies. If you are taking prescription medication for diuretics and diabetes, this drink is probably not suitable as corn silk juice can interfere with the drug's pharmacokinetics. If you have a history of liver problems or kidney problems, you should consult your treating doctor before drinking this tea to avoid the risk of unnecessary health harm. For tips on how to live a healthy life every day, regularly visit the website https://vinmec.com and make an appointment with top doctors and experts when you need advice.
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