Nicknames: Corn, Glutinous Heart
Harvesting and processing: Harvested in autumn when the fruits are ripe, collected after removing the seeds, and dried in the sun.
Medicinal parts: cob
Origin: National
Family: Poaceae
Original plant: Corn
Characteristics of corn cob medicinal herbs:
Corn cob medicinal properties:
[Taste] Sweet taste; Sexual Peace
[Gui Jing] Spleen; Kidney; Bladder meridian
【 Indications and Functions 】 Strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness. Main digestive disorders; Diarrhea; Difficulty urinating; Edema; Athlete's foot; Summer heat in children; Oral erosion
[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: decoction, 9-12g; Or research on the end of the calcination process. For external use: appropriate amount, burn ashes and apply.
【 Discussions from Various Schools 】
1. "Lingnan Medicinal Collection Record": promoting urination.
2. "Compilation of Commonly Used Folk Herbs": dispersing milk nuclei to treat dysentery caused by water. "
【 Compound 】
① Treating edema and athlete's foot: Two liang of corn kernels and one liang of maple fruit. Boil water and drink. (Guizhou Herbal Medicine)
② To treat diarrhea: Boil the ash in the heart of Baogu and take it with boiling water. (Chongqing Herbal Medicine)
③ Treating infantile blood wind sores: red packet grain heart burning ash, sesame oil adjustment application. (Chongqing Herbal Medicine)
【 Clinical Application 】 Treatment of pediatric toxic dyspepsia“