Description
The golden, rather than the brown silks, are used in tea or as a tincture. They are used fresh or freshly-dried..The cornsilk— shiny, thread-like tassels at the top..The silken parts are cut and generally prepared in a tea, less often a tincture..Generally in teas or tinctures the Corn Silk is combined with Slippery Elm powder, Mullein leaf and sometimes Cranberries, Echinacea, Goldenseal root, Juniper berries and Uva Ursi..One to two tablespoons of cut or Corn Silk are infused with eight ounces of water as a tea.