Cornstalks

Cornhusk has diuretic and decongestive effects, clearing the liver and inducing choleretic effects, used for nephritis edema, dysuria (unsmooth urination), jaundice with damp-heat, hypertension and so on. Cornhusk enters the liver meridian, has the effect of clearing the liver and inducing diuresis, retiring yellowness and removing stones, and can be used for jaundice hepatitis, cholelithiasis and so on. It can be used alone in large dosage, or used in combination with Qian Cao, Yin Chen, Yu Jin and so on. Cornhusk, bland in taste and flat in nature, enters the liver and kidney meridians, with the effect of diuretic and swelling, can be used for nephritis edema, cirrhosis ascites, with donggua pi, red beans, vervain, etc.; with plantain, Lianqiancao, etc., can be used for feverish drenching (burning and stinging pain during urination, accompanied by urinary frequency, urgency, abdominal traction and discomfort), dysuria, etc.. If you need to take this medicine, it is recommended to do so under the guidance of a doctor.