Urinary
Corn Silk
The pale threads from the ear, a mild water cup.
Corn silk is the thread from an ear of organic corn, dried. Traditional kitchens used it as a bland, slightly sweet tea when they wanted more water to move. It tastes like corn water, which is honest.
- Steep
- 10 min
- Water
- 93°C / 200°F
- Caffeine
- None
Taste · Corn, sweet grass, very mild
Ingredients
2 cups
- Organic dried corn silk2 tbsp
Method
- 1
Steep 10 minutes. Strain.
- 2
Drink warm. Not a replacement for actual water.
Why this cup
- A mild, almost food-like cup
- Traditionally used as a urinary soother
- Easy to drink a mug of
Go gently
- Food-like for most people. Ask if you take diuretics or have kidney disease.
- Not a treatment for infection — burning, fever, or blood needs a clinician.
- Skip in pregnancy unless advised.
Steep timer
10:00
