Corn Silk
(rINN)
💊 Chemical information
Maíz, barba del; Stigma Maydis; Zea.
Pharmacopoeias.
In Fr.💊 Profile
Corn silk, the stigma and style of maize (Zea mays) (Gramineae), has diuretic properties and is used for urinary-tract disorders including renal calculi. Maize is widely used as a food and has also been used in herbal medicine.
💊 Preparations
Proprietary Preparations
Fr.: Insadol; Switz.: Insadol; UK: Protat. Multi-ingredient: Austral.: Althaea Complex; Urinase†; Pol.: Neopoldanen; Spain: Diurinat; Renusor†; UK: Elixir Damiana and Saw Palmetto.
Published May 08, 2019.