Ingredient

Corn silk

Corn silk is a wholesome ingredient featured in 12 Nourilo recipes — most often in soups, herbal & flower teas and tonic drinks & waters. It is traditionally enjoyed as part of a balanced diet.

Often used in recipes for

Kidney & Urinary Wellness · 11 Children's Wellness · 8 Cooling & Summer Heat · 7 Digestive Wellness · 6

Recipes with Corn silk

Soups

Clearing-Heat Diuretic Soup

Traditionally used to support fluid balance and ease summer-heat swelling

⏱ 1 hr 45 min 4 bowls

Sweet Soups & Desserts

Candied Winter Melon, Adzuki Bean and Corn Silk Tea

Traditionally used to promote urination and ease water retention

⏱ 1 hr 10 min 2 to 3 cups

Tonic Drinks & Waters

Fresh Chinese Yam, Corn Silk and Job's Tears Water

Traditionally used to strengthen the spleen, drain dampness and ease water retention

⏱ 55 min 3–4 bowls

Soups

Yin Chen, Dandelion and Corn Silk Soup

Traditionally clears damp-heat and supports the gallbladder

⏱ 40 min 3 servings (1 day)

Herbal & Flower Teas

Fresh Cogongrass Root and Corn Silk Tea

Traditionally associated with supporting healthy blood pressure, urinary comfort and reducing heat-dampness

⏱ 40 min 2–3 bowls

Tonic Drinks & Waters

Corn Silk & Dried Tangerine Peel Drink

traditionally used to resolve dampness and reduce water retention, particularly suitable for late-pregnancy swelling

⏱ 25 min 1–2 bowls (1 day's serving)

Herbal & Flower Teas

Plantain Herb and Corn Silk Tea (Che Qian Cao and Corn Silk)

traditionally used to support urinary flow, relieve damp-heat, and help manage uric acid levels

⏱ 55 min 2 bowls

Tonic Drinks & Waters

Winter Melon, Coix Seed and Corn Silk Water

Traditionally used to clear heat-dampness and support skin comfort in children

⏱ 50 min 3–4 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Fresh Cogongrass Root and Corn Silk Tea

traditionally associated with supporting liver function, reducing water retention, and helping manage obesity-related fatty liver

⏱ 40 min 2–3 bowls (1-day portion)

Herbal & Flower Teas

Cogon Grass and Corn Silk Tea

traditionally used to clear heat, promote fluid metabolism, and support liver and gallbladder health

⏱ 35 min 4 bowls / 3–4 servings

Soups

Fresh Chinese Yam, Corn Silk, Carrot and Dried Geoduck Clam Soup

Traditionally associated with supporting kidney-liver health, reducing thirst, and easing fluid retention related to metabolic conditions

⏱ 1 hr 50 min 4 bowls

Soups

Corn Silk, Carrot, and Pork Pancreas Soup

traditionally used to support blood sugar balance and kidney health

⏱ 1 hr 15 min 4 bowls

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