Cornhusk boiled in water has the effect of inducing water retention and swelling, promoting dampness and jaundice (removing dampness and eliminating jaundice), and it has some effect of removing dampness, but the effect of cornhusk boiled in water is limited, and it usually can not achieve the therapeutic effect.
Cornhusk is mainly used to treat edema, jaundice due to dampness-heat, dysuria (unsmooth urination) or short and red urine (small amount of urine with dark yellow color).
Cornhusk can be used alone in large doses or in combination with Qianqiang, Yin Chen and Yu Jin for the treatment of jaundice and cholelithiasis, etc. Cornhusk can be used together with Plantago Ovata and Lianqian Cao for the treatment of feverish drenching (burning and tingling pain is obvious when urinating, accompanied by frequent urination and urgency, and discomfort of pulling in the small abdomen), and unfavorable urination.
Cornstalks boiled in water can be used to relieve edema and jaundice caused by dampness, but generally cannot achieve the role of treatment of the disease.
It is recommended that patients with dampness seek timely medical treatment. If there is any discomfort after drinking corn husk boiled water, it is recommended to stop using it and consult a doctor in time.