INDIVIDUAL HERBS

NAME: YU MI XU - 玉米鬚 - STIGMA MAYDIS - CORNSILK

Pharmaceutical Latin: Stigma Maydis
Common English: Cornsilk

CATEGORY:

Herbs that Drain Dampness (Diuretics)

PROPERTIES:

Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Sweet
Bland
Neutral
Bladder
Gallbladder
Liver
(Kidney)
9-60g

ACTIONS AND INDICATIONS:

Actions Indications/Syndromes

Promotes urination, reduces edema and unblocks painful urinary dysfunction

Lin Syndrome (Damp-Heat induced painful urinary dysfunction, especially Stone Lin) and edema

As a stand-alone herb in large doses for edema due to nephritis

Clears Damp-Heat from the Liver/ Gallbladder

Liver/Gallbladder Damp-Heat (with hepatitis, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis)

Removes jaundice

Jaundice (Yin or Yang)

Treats Xiao Ke

Wasting and thirsting (Xiao Ke)

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND INCOMPATIBILITIES:

CONTRAINDICATIONS
INCOMPATIBILITIES
  • This herb should be monitored carefully when used in conjunction with warfarin (Coumadin) as it contains vitamin K which may reduce the anticoagulant effect of warfarin (Coumadin).
  • Concurrent use with diuretics such as chlorothiazide, hydrochlorothiazide, furosimide (Lasix), bumetanide (Bumex) and torsemide (Demadex) may lead to increased elimination of water and electrolytes.

MAJOR COMBINATIONS:

Poria
Fu Ling
Rz. Alismatis
Ze Xie
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae
Bai Zhu

Sm. Plantaginis
Che Qian Zi
Spora Lygodii
Hai Jin Sha

Hb. Lysimachiae
Jin Qian Cao
Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae
Yin Chen
Rx. Curcuma
Yu Jin

 

Edema.

Stone Lin.

Hepatic or biliary disease.

Rz. Alismatis
Ze Xie
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae
Bai Zhu

Pericarpium Citrulli
Shi Gua Pi

or

Rz. Gastrodiae
Tian Ma
Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae
Gou Teng

Nephritis with edema.

Hypertension.

 

NOTES

  • This herb can be used alone for edema and nephritis.
  • 30 g of this herb in decoction can treat diabetes mellitus.
  • It also acts locally on prostate disorders which give rise to an inability to pass urine properly.