Cornhusk and lotus leaf are two kinds of Chinese herbs, cornhusk can be a diuretic to reduce swelling, lotus leaf can clear heat, but need to pay attention to the limited efficacy of soaking water to take, can not play the same effect of the drug.
Cornhusks are the style and stigma of the grass plant corn, with the effect of diuresis and swelling, diuresis and jaundice (elimination of dampness, jaundice). It is used for the treatment of dysuria (unsmooth urination), yang yellowness, yin yellowness, etc. People who are allergic to cornhusk are prohibited from taking it.
Lotus leaf is the leaf of Lotus japonicus, family Water Lily, which has the effects of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, elevating Qing-Yang (conveying nutrients from digested food to the head and face), dispersing blood stasis and stopping bleeding. Clinically, it can be used to treat summer dampness and thirst, diarrhea in stools, blood under the leaves, and abdominal distension in spleen deficiency. It is forbidden to use it for those who are deficient and those who are suffering from the evil of the upper burner and whose treatment should be clear and subdued.
Although cornhusk and lotus leaf are both Chinese herbs, but as a tea its effective content is limited, and can not play the same efficacy of the drug. If you need to treat the disease, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital, so as not to delay the disease and cause adverse consequences.