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Corn silkdocumented forDiabetes

A glucose metabolism disease that is characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia with disturbances of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both.

PlantCorn silk Documented useDiabetes Preparation layer1 connected
What it was documented for

Diabetes

A glucose metabolism disease that is characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia with disturbances of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both.

Use groupMetabolic & endocrine
Term typeCondition Or Symptom
Original source labelDiabetes
Modern vocabulary matchdiabetes mellitus ↗

The database says that a source associated a plant with the label “Diabetes”. It does not show that the source used modern diagnostic criteria or that the plant was effective.

The plain-language definition is anchored to an exact Disease Ontology term. The historical use association remains a separate data claim.

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Recipes, methods and preparation notes.

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Plant context

Corn silk

Scientific nameZea mays
AuthorshipZea mays L.
FamilyPoaceae
Taxonomy linkMatched to herbarium
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Documentation depth

Where the association appears.

ChinaElsewhere
View 2 preserved source rows

Multiple rows can represent different places, references or repeated historical reports. They are preserved separately rather than treated as independent proof.

RegionReference labelSource row
ChinaLeung#16,099
ElsewhereEb27: 212#16,112
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Safety and self-care boundary

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Plant identity, plant part, dose, preparation, route, interactions, pregnancy safety, toxicity and contraindications are not established by this association. Do not use it for self-diagnosis or self-medication.

Dataset provenance

USDA Dr. Duke ethnobotanical data

The plant–use association and source rows come from the USDA Dr. Duke database. Holistic Healing Tips adds taxonomy matching, readable vocabulary profiles, internal preparation links and visible interpretation boundaries.

Dataset version: 1992–2016 · Licence: CC0 · Record class: traditional use

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