What Are The Benefits Of Corn Silk? Read On To Find Out
Corn silk contains a huge array of health benefits. Know these here
Right from sweet corn chaat, and sandwiches to corn tikkis or pakodas, we love to relish corn through a variety of dishes. However, while making anything with corn, we only take out the kernels while discarding the corn silks — the long shiny fibre at the top of the corn. However, this is one of the most beneficial medicines. An Instagram page, ‘You Care by Luke Coutinho', recently dedicated a post on corn silk. The caption reads, “Corn silk thread - often people throw away these golden threads counting them as trash. It is one of the most underrated and powerful wisdom medicines.”
In the post, nutritionist and lifestyle expert Ishita Garg stated the importance of corn silk.
Here are the benefits of corn silk:
1) A natural diuretic
Corn silk is used for the treatment of cystitis, oedema, kidney stones, prostate disorder and urinary infections. It can also be used to treat bedwetting and obesity. It is believed that corn silk soothes and relaxed the lining of the bladder and urinary tubules, hence, reducing irritation and increasing urine secretion.
2) Wonder food for diabetes
You may not know this but corn silk helps recover injured beta cells of the pancreas, where insulin is produced. It is beneficial for people who have diabetes.
3) Assists breakdown of fat cells
Some experimental studies have found that corn silk is effective in preventing adipogenesis - the formation of fat cells, while encouraging lipolysis- the breakdown of fat cells. Flavonoids and terpenoids are the two main heroes of this amazing herb.
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