The next time you buy fresh corn, you should never throw away the corneide. Most people throw the bowl and silk away and think that they are useless, but I can tell you that Maisside is great for your body.
Save the cornage to make a healthy tea. Simply put the entire silk in a saucepan, cover it with 500 ml of water and simmer for 10 minutes over low heat. Switch off the heat and pour yourself a steaming cup of sweet maisside tea that tastes a little like corn.
Maisside or Yu Mi XU is a natural corn fiber that is also used in the medicine of the American indigenous people. It contains flavonoids that give corn silk their color and have antioxidant properties. IT is viewed as an important medicinal plant that can induce diuresis and moisture according to TCM.
Maisside is helpful for kidneys, blisters, liver and gallbladder. Meridians therefore delete moist heat, flatulence, rheumatism, skin outbursts, gout, waste and thirst disorder, hepatitis, cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, high blood pressure. It also regulates urination and reduces edema, bed linen and restores the essence.
Blood pressure: Maisside can help reduce blood pressure.
Inflammation: Maisside can help reduce inflammation.
Blood sugar: Maisside can help lower blood sugar levels.
Cholesterol: Maisside can help improve cholesterol by reducing triglycerides and LDL.
Angina: Maisside can help to improve the angina pectoris, a heart disease.
Metabolic syndrome: Maisside can help treat or prevent metabolic syndrome.
Here is a funny fact: Koreans drink Maisseide tea or Oksusu-Suyom-Cha, which is made from dried corn ice. I discovered this when I rummaged in a Korean goods business. Of course you can buy the Maisseide tea in bags from Korean supermarkets, but my way is easier and better, don’t you find that?
