Cornhusk has diuretic and decongestive effects, clears the liver and relieves gallbladder, and has therapeutic effects on hypertension, thirst, edema, etc. Specific use should be in accordance with the doctor’s instructions.
The style and stigma of corn, a plant of the family Cornaceae, can be made into the Chinese herbal medicine cornhusk, whose effects mainly include diuretic, swelling, clearing the liver and gallbladder.
It is especially useful in the treatment of hypertension, thirst, leucorrhea (cloudy urine like white pulp), jaundice, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, carbuncle (a purulent disease that occurs when the breasts become red, swollen, and painful and the milk is not discharged properly), lactational incontinence, dropsy, and gonorrhea (increased frequency of urination, dribbling, and astringent pain).
At present, the contraindications of cornhusk and drug-related adverse reactions are unclear, but for the specific use of cornhusk, should be carried out under the guidance of a specialist physician, do not unauthorized use of drugs to avoid danger.