Corn Silk - Yu Mi Xu - Zea mays
Latin Name: Zea mays
Harvested: Bulgaria
History/Folklore: Now, a staple food, and one of the most common things to find: corn, it originated Tehuacan Valley, Mexico and was domesticated here around 9'000 years ago. It was only introduced to the Northern parts of the USA during 2500 BC and to Europe not until the 15th and 16th C. The name “Zea” comes from the Greek word “to live” and “maize” comes from a native, ancient dialect from Mexico that means “mother” or “mother of life”. Our corn silk comes from Bulgaria.
Key Actions: Diuretic, Demulcent, Antibacterial, Kaliuretic, encouraging the retention of sodium and the excretion of potassium, Emollient, Antioxidant, Anti-fatigue, Antidepressant.
Key Constituents: High concentration of Potassium, Vitamin K (depending on how it is stored), 8-Cineole, Alpha-terpineol, Beta-carotene, Beta-sitosterol, Saponins, Glycosides, Geraniol, Hordenine, Limonene, Menthol, Niacin, Riboflavin, Selenium, Thymol, Vitamin C, Calcium, Sterols, Vitexin.
Uses: This herb is known to help with edema, high blood pressure, water retention, hypertension, fatigue, adrenal fatigue, potassium deficiency, gout, regulate urination, UTIs.
Eastern Energetics:
Temperature: Neutral
Energetics: Acrid, Sweet, Bland
Meridians: BL, GB, LR, KD
Actions:
- Promotes urination , reduces Edema, unblocks painful Lin (urinary) syndrome.
- Clears Damp-Heat from LR/GB
- Removes Jaundice
- Treats Xiao Ke (wasting and thirsting disease)
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