Corn silk (玉米须)

• Latin name：Zea mays stigma
• Common names：Maize silk, dragon whisker
• Nature：Neutral; sweet, bland
• Part used：Stigma and style

• Promotes urination, reduces edema, drains damp
• Scant or difficult urination, edema (syndrome differentiation required)

Collect when maize ripens; dry. Shared across prostate, gallstone, and other entries—match pattern before use.

Thread-like silk, yellow-white to brown-yellow.

• 玉米须茶（男科）
• Corn Beard Tea
• Corn Silk Tea