Corn stigmas are the long hairs that protrude from the corn cobs. The cobs develop exclusively from the female flowers and are always located in the middle stem area of the corn plant, with the male flowers at the top of the stems.
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Empirical medicine: cystitis, gout, rheumatism, as a diuretic, for weight reduction, kidney and bladder stones; lowers blood pressure and blood sugar; edema.
Studies found the polysaccharide (SMP) to be one of the most important bioactive compounds with immune-strengthening, antitumor, antioxidant, fatigue-inhibiting, diuretic, hepatoprotective, blood sugar-lowering and hypolipidemic effects Zang et al. 2020), an antitumor effect in breast cancer see also Al-Oqail MM et al. (2019).