Stigma Maydis

Yu Mi Xu

Name

Yu Mi Xu (Corn Stigma)

Property

Sweet, bland, neutral; stomach, kidney, liver and gallbladder meridians entered.

Actions

Promote diuresis, purge heat, calm the liver and promote biliation.

Indications

Renal edema, hypertension, cholecystitis, gall stone, hepatitis with jaundice, diabetes, dermatophytosis, nasosinusitis, acute mastitis, hematemesis, epistaxis.

Dosage and administration

Decoct 14~30 g, large dosage can be 60~90 g, or stir-bake it into charcoal and grind it into powder. Proper dosage is for external application, burnt into smoke for inhalation.

Cations

Don’t take it for healthy people.