🌿Western Herbalism
Cornsilk
Zea mays
About Cornsilk
Cornsilk (Zea mays) is a herb used in the Western Herbalism tradition to help with UTI, Kidney Support, Edema, and High Blood Pressure. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Maize (/meɪz/ MAYZ; Zea mays subsp. mays, from Spanish: maíz after Taíno mahiz), also known as corn, is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. The leafy stalk of the plant produces separate pollen and ovuliferous inflorescences or ears, which are fruits, yielding kernels or seeds.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · internalLeaves · internal