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Corn Stigma

Corn Stigma. Class: Diuretic Dampness Excreting Drugs. Properties: Sweet; Tasteless; Calm. Meridians: Kidney; Stomach; Liver; Gallbladder

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Yu Mi Xu
中文名 (Chinese)
ηŽ‰η±³ι‘»
Latin Name
Stigma Maydis
English Name
Corn Stigma
Alias Names
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☯ TCM Properties
Properties (ζ€§ε‘³)
Sweet; Tasteless; Calm
Meridians (归经)
Kidney; Stomach; Liver; Gallbladder
Part Used
Style and stigma
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Diuretic Dampness Excreting Drugs
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🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (εŠŸθƒ½)
1. to promote diuresis to relieve edema. 2. to promote choleresis and relieve jaundice. 3. to lower blood pressure. 4. to lower blood sugar level. 5. to stop bleeding.
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
Edema, dribbling urination, jaundice, cholecystitis, gallstones, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, galactostasis.
Clinical Manifestations
1. diuretic.2. exerting significant and prolonged hypotensive effect.3. promoting biliary secretion and excretion.4. increasing the level of thrombocyts and thromogen and promoting coagulation.
πŸ”— External References
SymMap
467
TCMID
7789
TCMSP
467
TCM-ID
2538
0
Clinical Trials
1
Meta-Analyses
1
PubMed References
πŸ“‹ Sample Trials
None linked yet.
πŸ“Š Sample Meta-Analyses
CRD42022324368
Potential neuroprotective effect of corn silk (Stigma maydis) and their isolated compounds: a systematic review
πŸ“š Sample References
PMID 35052672
Protection against Neurological Symptoms by Consuming Corn Silk Water Extract in Artery-Occluded Gerbils with Reducing Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Post-Stroke Hyperglycemia through the Gut-Brain Axis
Antioxidants (Basel) Β· 2022