Corn Silk Benefits: Corn is natural and it is created by God. If you usually throw away your corn silk, then you may have to stop after reading this.
After you take off the greenish cover of the corn, there is a layer of the silky string. Â These silky strings are called silk. Sometimes, it is also found on top of the corn.
Corn silk is used both in fresh and dried forms and it has been used in traditional Chinese and Native American Medicine to treat a variety of ailments.
It has so many minerals like Magnesium, potassium, proteins, carbohydrates, calcium and sodium.
Here are some of the benefits:
Lower Inflammation:
It helps reduce chronic inflammation which is caused by various disease including heart disease and diabetes. It contains magnesium and other minerals which helps to regulate the body’s inflammatory response.
Reduces Skin Pigmentation:
The application of corn silk extract on faces help to reduce the skin pigmentation without abnormal reactions. Based on the results above, corn silk has good prospects for suppressing skin pigmentation
Soften the Hair:
To use Silk water on the hair: Add the silk into a boiling water. After 20 minutes, allow the water the cool down. Put the water into a spray bottle. Wash your hair and apply it over your hair and allow it stay for 10 minutes and rinse off with cool water. It leaves your hair softer and shiner.
Reduces Blood Sugar:
Corn silk tea reduces sugar level, and it is most times recommended for diabetic patients. This is because it has anti- diabetic activities.
Improves Heart Health
Since high cholesterol increases atherosclerosis, the presence of Flavonoids in corn silks has been shown to lower low- density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C).
Eye Pressure: If taken as tea can reduce the pressure on the eye
Lowers depression and fatigue:
Sometimes, you may lose motivation to work, which could lead to depression. It possesses anti- depressant and flavonoids which helps fatigue and makes you feel less tired.
Reduces high blood pressure:
Corn silk tea acts as a diuretic that helps treat high blood pressure. It removes excess fluid out of the body.
Support weight loss:
It helps to reduce weight because it is very low in calories. It improves your metabolism and facilitate the removal of waste products from your system.
Reduces Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
Alzheimer disease impairs memory and other important functions. It has neuroprotective effects which can help decrease the risk of Alzheimer disease.
Treats Urinary Tract Infection:
Taking it in form of a tea and supplement can help treat urinary track infection. It helps the kidney and bladder. It is also good for gall bladder. People who usually bed wet could do it and it will help them
HOW TO USE CORN SILK AS A TEA
Boil a cup of water in a pan and add a handful of fresh corn silk into it. Boil it for 20 minutes and allow it to steep. As the water turns brownish in colour, strain the tea, add a dash of lemon juice to enhance the taste and flavour. You can also add honey to it. Honey with corn silk helps the gall bladder a lot. Â It can be taken everyday.
Side Effects of corn silk
It doesn’t have any side effect except you are allergic to corn or you are taking medications like diuretics, blood pressure pills and anti-inflammatory drugs.
Spiritual Benefits of Corn Silk
Corn silk has some spiritual benefits. It has a way of removing evil spirit or stopping attacks while sleeping.
You can use it to protect your children and pray while using it. Leave it beside their bed or pillow. It helps to absorb negative energy. It has a protective power. Pray before using it.
You can use it for prosperity. Corn is a sign of good harvest, therefore, It is sign of rich harvest. It will increase your harvest or wealth.
To do this, dry the corn with its corn silk and then place it beside your bed. It must be a yellow corn which is for prosperity. You mustn’t do it every day.
If you are not working hard, this is not for you.
After drying the corn and the silk, hang it where your mirror and whenever you want to use it to attract luck, pray and look straight into the mirror. While looking at the mirror, be saying your prayer points. This can prevent eating in the dream, you can do it for your children too.
It is important to use olive oil to pray for your children, apply it on their forehead, hand and leg and give them drops of olive oil inside their mouth.
Corn silk is used for love spell. Some tribes use it to summon rain. There are some other things people use it for which will be discussed later.
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