Corn silk - therapeutic properties and contraindications

No wonder Christopher Columbus once visited America. Of the many new products that he brought to Europe, there was corn. She adapted to the new conditions, caught on and fell in love with her unique taste. But it turned out that ordinary corn can be used for medicinal purposes. Rather, stigmas, peculiar fibers that envelop the plant itself. Corn is made from tasty rich and healthy oil.

How are corn fiber useful?

In the corn stigmas collected the most useful substances that can benefit:

1. Saponins. Thanks to them, cholesterol and water-salt exchanges are regulated. They are able to help the hormonal system if there is a failure in its work, and also have expectorant and anti-inflammatory properties.
2. Tannins and flavonoids. Their presence in the human body is necessary because of choleretic, bactericidal, antispasmodic effects. These substances increase the tone of the heart muscle and have antitumor and radioprotective effects.
3. Alkaloids. They have a spasmolytic, analgesic and sedative effect on the human body.
4. Essential oils. The collection of volatile substances helps to calm the nervous system, stimulate the appetite and improve digestion. They also have anti-inflammatory and expectorant properties, antimicrobial and antiviral.
5. Sterols. Their presence in the body is necessary, as they significantly increase immunity, normalize hormones, help depleted nervous system, improve the condition of hair and nails, prevent sexual disorders and remove signs of aging at an early stage.
6. Vitamin K. Without it, the process of blood clotting will be disturbed, since the vitamin activates the prothrombin-educational function of the liver, which means that the level of prothrombin in the blood increases. In this case, the vessels, if there is a lack of vitamin K, will become brittle, there will be a constant gap. There are bruises on the skin.This vitamin enhances intestinal peristalsis and stomach, is involved in cellular respiration, supports the work of the liver and heart.
7. Selenium. Natural element. It has unique properties - it helps the body to perceive the negative impact of the environment more gently. It can neutralize toxins that gradually accumulate, poisoning organs. It improves metabolism and restores the immune system.
8. Acids - ascorbic and pantothenic. Vitamin C is actively involved in many metabolic processes, increases the elasticity of blood vessels, strengthens bone tissue, relieves a feeling of irritability and increased fatigue. Pantothenic acid is needed for the production of steroids by the adrenal glands, helps during the treatment of neurosis.
9. Inositol Takes part in the metabolism of fats and cholesterol, restores the function of the liver, promotes hair growth. In combination with choline, it prevents the arteries from hardening.

Corn silk also contains alcohol, trace elements and natural sugar.

Diseases that treat corn stigmas

Corn silk for their useful natural qualities have earned the attention of not only traditional healers. Official medicine also recognizes the effectiveness of corn "hairs", and therefore uses them when it is necessary to treat diseases:

• liver and biliary tract;
• hemorrhagic diathesis;
• kidney and urinary tract, primarily cystitis;
• atherosclerosis;
• gallstone.

The stigmas are beneficial when internal bleeding or edema occurs as a result of cardiac abnormalities. Preparations based on corn fibers have choleretic and diuretic effects, regulate the level of bilirubin, have hypoglycemic and hemostatic properties, affect the flow of bile, improve its secretion, increase the number of platelets in the liver.

In folk medicine, the list of diseases is more expanded. The corn stigmas are used when they are treated:

• diabetes;
• diarrhea;
• dropsy;
• obesity;
• glaucoma;
• prostatitis;
• pancreatitis;
• cirrhosis;
• premature aging of the body;
• helminthic invasion, especially effective against tape worms.

How to independently prepare the stigma of corn

Ready-made corn silk is sold in every pharmacy. But, if possible, they are harvested on their own. The best time to collect is when the cob is in the milky stage. All fibers are removed by hand, the procedure is not difficult. Then the raw material must be dried in such a place that there is access to fresh air, but only so that direct sunlight does not destroy the useful elements.

Healing will be only those fibers that have a specific smell inherent in the plant, and the color is dark golden-yellow or with a reddish tinge. In order to properly preserve the entire crop, it must be placed in a dry room, in a wooden box lined with white paper.

Treatment: recipes based on corn stigmas

Most often, the corn fibers are remembered when the liver is sick, an urgently good choleretic agent is needed. To help can infusion of corn rylets 5 percent. Drink it for 30 - 100 grams. three times a day. Should be taken before meals. It should be borne in mind that this tool also has a diuretic effect, so it is not advisable to plan any business meetings or long-distance hikes.

The corn fibers are treated with cystitis and inflamed kidneys, as well as urolithiasis, helping to leave sand and small stones painlessly. Liver diseases and gallstones are treated using this remedy. Take in equal shares of corn stigmas and common grass of agrimony, mix. Mix in volume 30 gr. pour a liter of boiling water. Drink 100 grams. three times a day.

For patients with hepatitis, cholangitis or cholecystitis in store such a tool. In the same proportions you need to cook:

• corn silk;
• herb St. John's wort and yarrow.

All plants are mixed, measure 3 tablespoons, which will need to pour 0.5 liters of boiling water. Let the medicine infuse, and drink it should be throughout the day, divided into 4 - 5 receptions.

There is another recipe. Take 20 grams. stigma and the same amount of immortelle sandy - grass with flowers, you get about 15 stems that must be cut. Pour the components with a liter of boiling water and put on low heat. After 10 minutes, remove, let it stand under the lid and strain. Drink should be 0.5 cups, in addition, you need to drink 100 grams. milk, which added two spoons of honey.Drink medicine before meals, in 30 minutes. It should be taken 4 days, then take a short break for 2-3 days, then resume treatment. The treatment time is two months.

If the liver disease is severe, herbalists offer a simple decoction that works quickly and efficiently. Two tablespoons of fiber pour boiling water - 200 gr. Preparing a decoction in a water bath, covered with a lid. On a low fire, it should be no less than 20 minutes. Then strain and fill with boiled water so that the glass is full. Take 3 - 4 times a day for a tablespoon, no longer needed, because the broth is strong enough. The course of therapy from 1 to 3 months. Every two weeks you need to allow the body to rest.

Tip! To restore the body's defenses, it is advisable to brew the corn stigmas together with mint leaves and black currants or strawberries.

Broth required for patients with pathologies of the kidneys, prepared according to this recipe. 5 gr. fibers pour 300 grams. boiling water and put in a water bath on a small fire. After 30 minutes have passed, they take off, give time for the medicine to cool and filter. As it turns out a strong concentration, you need to add 100 grams. water. Drink a tablespoon three times a day.The dose can be doubled in atherosclerosis and edema. If an infusion is prepared in large quantities, it should be used for two days and stored in a cool place.

Urogenital diseases are treated with this method. Required:

• corn silk, bearberry leaves, birch buds and bean leaves - 15 g each;
• Cornflower flowers, horsetail grass - 10 g each.

Mix all the ingredients, measure 30 gr., Pour a liter of water and set aside for 12 hours. Then boil for 10 minutes. Take 4 times a day for 100 grams. only in the form of heat. Drink should be an hour after eating. This tool also helps those people who have heart dropsy.

Do not look for trendy diets to lose weight. To do this, you will need only corn silk. They can reduce their appetite to such an extent that in a week they will be noticeable. It takes only a teaspoon of fiber, which is poured with a glass of boiling water and put on the fire, but only for a few minutes. Take 30 minutes before meals for 50 grams.

Taking medicinal decoctions inside, the hair becomes silky, and often dandruff disappears completely. But they also rinse the head after washing with broths, then wrap it without washing it. This procedure should be repeated 5-6 times.

What are the contraindications

Before being treated by folk methods, it is better to consult with your doctor. Do not use the stigma of corn, if there are allergic manifestations after their use. They are also contraindicated in those people who have increased blood clotting, have been diagnosed with thrombophlebitis, anorexia, or insufficient body weight.

Long-term treatment can provoke significant leaching from the body of necessary substances such as magnesium and potassium.

During pregnancy and lactation, it is not recommended to use the corn stigma for medicinal purposes.

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