Cornsilk (Zea mays) is exactly what it sounds like … tea made from the silk of corn plants. You can use the silk of fresh corn, dry it in the sun, and make your own cornsilk tea. It is a diuretic and soothes the urinary tract, so it is useful for urinary tract infections. It has also been used to break up stones (but hydrangea is probably better for that purpose).

Cornsilk has cosmetic uses as well. It is ground into a fine powder and used as a face powder or a baby powder.

Contains saponins, volatile alkaloids, plant sterols, allatosin, tannins, and resin.