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| Common Names |
| Corn Silk , Indian Corn |
| Botanical Name |
| Zea mays |
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| GRAMINACEAE Grass Family |
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Bladder Infection (UTI) Cystitis *
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| Parts Used: silk |
| Constituents:Fats, volatile oil, gums, resin, glycosides, saponins, alkaloids, vitamins C and K, sterols, plant acids, tannin, allantoin, potassium and calcium |
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Corn silks are the silky tassels running the length of an ear of corn. Those same strings you work so hard to get out of an ear of corn soothe and relax the urinary tubes, and are believed to have a beneficial effect on the kidneys. Corn silk is indicated first wherever chronic inflammation exists in any part of the urinary tract or kidneys. Corn silk is not considered a food, but the tea make from the silk has a long history of use in traditional folk medicine. Corn silk contains many of the phytochemicals found in barley greens, the thymol found in thyme, and also the menthol found in mint. It may or may not contain vitamin K, depending on the growing conditions and how it is stored. |
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Prep Methods :Usually taken as a tea, but can be used as an encapsulated powder or mixed with corn oil for application to the skin. May be administered as a capsule or extract.
 Remedies using Corn Silk
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| Diuretic, water retention | | Extracts if corn silk are potent diuretics, giving rise to their use for all sorts of kidney-related and urinary complaints. The diuretic effect comes in handy for water retention and tissue swelling (whether from PMS or kidney disease), cystistis, urinary tract infections. 701
(Duke, James A, Ph.D. ) | | Urinary tract infections | | Corn silk makes an excellent soothing diuretic and so is an important herb for urinary tract infections, also helping the passage of urinary stones 1301
(Mabry, Richard p61) |
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| Do not use corn silk if you also take Lasix (furosemide)
Mountain Rose Herbs (2008-07-10) |
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 Columbus discovered maize in the New World in 1492 and brought it back to Spain, from where it spread throughout Europe, to North Africa, the Middle East, India and China. Maize (Zea mays, or corn as it is known in some countries) is the only cereal crop that has an American origin and which is now a principal cereal crop in tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world.
 The Orgins of Maize,EUFIC (2001)Ret (07-10-2008)
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 Zea mays, the botanical name for corn comes from Greek, meaning to live. Mays comes from Spanish, the same word as a term in a native Mexican language meaning "mother," or "mother of life." |
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| Certified Organic Corn Silk |
| Zea mays Origin- USA Dried silk, whole or powdered. Usually taken as a tea, but can be used as an encapsulated powder or mixed with corn oil for appl |
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Essential Oils
