Corn Silk Zea mays
Medicines that promote urination and reduce edemaNeutral
Source-based · educational reference
Traditional recorded function
Promote urination and reduce edema, eliminate dampness and relieve jaundice
1. Edema, difficult urination, and strangury patterns. 2. Jaundice.
Nature & taste
SweetNeutral
Meridians entered
GallbladderBladderLiver
Botanical source
Accepted nameZea mays L.
FamilyPoaceae
Found in these formulas
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