Condition
Treatment Support
soothing diuretic
Application
tincture, tea
Corn Silk
(Zea mays)
Botanical Information
A coarse erect annual with long sword-shaped leaves from the grass family–the familiar source of edible corn.
Working with Corn Silk
Part(s) Used
Stigma
Herb Forms
Tinctures, bulk herb.
Corn silk is a mild soothing diuretic used in cystitis or prostatitis as well as for gravel or incontinence. It is important to make a tea of the fresh corn silk or take an extract made from fresh corn silk to insure effectiveness. In France, it has been used traditionally to stimulate weight loss. Chinese herbalists consider corn silk to be beneficial for digestion, jaundice, diabetes, and edema and to promote urination.
Corn Silk has a taste of SWEET and a temperature of NEUTRAL.
Cautions
None noted.
Conditions treated with Corn Silk
Condition
Treatment Support
Application
Condition
Treatment Support
soothing demulcent
Application
tea, tincture
Condition
Treatment Support
diuretic, demulcent
Application
fresh tincture
The information given here is designed to help you make informed choices about your health. The information is drawn from numerous sources—both traditional medicine practice, from the clinical experience of many herbalists currently practicing, and supported by decades of scientific research from the author. The research most consulted includes human clinical trials that help to determine the most effective and safe herbs for various needs, the best doses, and types of preparations.
The information offered in this database is not intended as a substitute for any that may have been prescribed by your health practitioner or physician.
