Corn cob is known as cornhusk in Chinese medicine, boiled water to drink has the effect of diuretic swelling, liver and gallbladder, the specific use of matters should follow the doctor’s advice.
Cornhusk is the stigma and stigmas of corn plants, can be boiled and decocted for consumption, the main medicinal effects are diuretic, swelling, clearing the liver and gallbladder.
It can be used for the treatment of thirst, leucorrhea (cloudy urine like white slurry), lactation, carbuncle (red, swollen and painful breasts, poor milk discharge, and ultimately the formation of suppurative diseases), edema, jaundice, gonorrhea (increased frequency of urination, gonorrhea and astringent pain), and many other diseases.
There are no known contraindications to the use of cornhusk and no known adverse effects. If you have symptoms, you should take the medicine under the guidance of a professional doctor, do not take the medicine blindly, in order to avoid delaying the condition or producing adverse effects.