The efficacy and function of corn silk and how to eat it

Corn is a very common grain crop in rural areas. Usually people don’t pay any attention to the silk on the corn fruit. Here I tell you that corn silk is actually an important Chinese medicinal material with many functions and effects. If you are skeptical about this statement, then take a look at the following introduction to the functions and effects of corn silk and how to eat it.

The efficacy and function of corn silk and how to eat it

The efficacy and function of corn silk

1. The antihypertensive effect of corn silk

Corn silk has a good suppressive effect on the human central nervous system, and it can also control the production of adrenal hormones in the human body, thereby ensuring normal blood pressure.

2. Corn silk has the effect of promoting bile secretion

Corn silk has a very good protective effect on the human liver and gallbladder. After entering the human body, it can accelerate the secretion of bile and also speed up the excretion of bile. This effect can prevent the occurrence of gallstones.

3. The effect of corn silk in lowering blood sugar

Corn silk is a natural medicine for treating human diabetes. This substance can reduce the burden of glucose on the pancreatic islets and repair damaged pancreatic cells, thus having an excellent blood sugar lowering effect.

How to eat corn silk

1. The simplest way to eat corn silk is to boil water with it and then drink it. This method is simple and conducive to people's absorption of its effective substances.

2. Boiled eggs with corn silk is also one of its edible methods. This method requires preparing 100 grams of corn silk and two eggs, then boiling them together in water, peeling the eggs after they are cooked, and then boiling them for another five minutes and eating them with the soup. It has a good effect on calming the liver and clearing away heat.