Yu Mi Xu
| Yu Mi Xu in TCM:Explore the properties of Yu Mi Xu according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: corn silk, corn stigma
Pharmacuetical Name: Stigma Maydis
Properties: sweet, bland, neutral
Temperature: neutral
Channels: UB, KD, LV, GB
Flavors: sweet
Special Properties:
clears heat, clears damp
Actions / Indications:
- Promotes Urination; reduces edema; unblocks PUD (edema,
urinary difficulty, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hot or stony lin)
- Clears damp-heat from the Liver/Gallbladder; resolves jaundice
(damp-heat or yin jaundice; modern use for jaundice due to
hepatits, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis)
- (cc: yin-deficiency or no signs of dampness)
Special Notes:
- Yu Mi Xu contains vitamin K and should therefore
be used with caution in drugs like Warfarin, etc..
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