Corn Silk Tea

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Corn Silk Tea

Chinese Name: 玉米须饮

Formula

50 grams of honey, 20 grams of corn silk.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Rinse the corn silk, place it in a pot with sufficient water, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Strain out the solids, let the liquid cool, and stir in the honey to serve.

Efficacy

Clears heat, promotes diuresis, generates body fluids, quenches thirst, and lowers blood sugar. Suitable for all types of diabetes.

Usage

Take one dose daily, divided between morning and evening.

Commentary

Taking corn silk (Yu-mi-xu) as the chief herb, the formula draws on its sweet, bland flavor and neutral property: it travels through the Bladder, Liver, Gallbladder meridians and works to promote urination, drain damp-heat and calm the liver. Finally, honey (Feng-mi) acts as the coordinating (envoy) herb; its role is to moisten the lung and harmonize the formula and coordinate the herbs. Taken together these herbs clear heat, promote diuresis, generate body fluids, quenches thirst, lower blood sugar, in keeping with the diabetes pattern.

Corn Silk Tea，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears heat, promotes diuresis, generates body fluids, quenches thirst, and lowers blood sugar. Suitable for all types of diabetes.

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