Suggested dosing of Maize silk, yumishu (cornsilk)
Dried style/stigma
4-8 g PO TId
Tea
One cup of tea several times a day
Steep 0.5 grams dried corn silk in 150 mL boiling water 5-10 minutes, strain
Liquid extract of maize stigmas
4-8 mL PO
Tincture (1:5 in 25% alcohol)
5--15 mL PO TId
Syrup of maize stigmas
8-15 mL PO
Suggested uses of Maize silk, yumishu (cornsilk)
Cystitis, prostatitis, urinary problemsCystitis, urethritis, nocturnal enuresis, prostatitis, acute chronic inflammation of the urinary system, as a diuretic for congestive heart failure, to treat diabetes, & hypertension
Efficacy
Insufficient reliable information about effectiveness
Maize silk, yumishu (cornsilk) adverse (side) effects
None
Warnings
None
Pregnancy and lactation
Pregnancy category: N/A
Lactation: N/A
Pregnancy categories
A: Generally acceptable. Controlled studies in pregnant women show no evidence of fetal risk.
B: May be acceptable. Either animal studies show no risk but human studies not available or animal studies showed minor risks and human studies done and showed no risk.
C: Use with caution if benefits outweigh risks. Animal studies show risk and human studies not available or neither animal nor human studies done.
D: Use in LIFE-THREATENING emergencies when no safer drug available. Positive evidence of human fetal risk.
X: Do not use in pregnancy. Risks involved outweigh potential benefits. Safer alternatives exist.
NA: Information not available.
Pharmacology of Maize silk, yumishu (cornsilk)
Metabolism: N/A
Excretion: N/A
Mechanism of action
Diuretic