Background Baby corn silk extract can be used as an antioxidant dietary supplement.
However, insufficient data exists for this extract to guarantee its quality, efficacy and safety …

Objectives: Corn silk is an underutilized part of corn which possesses great medicinal
importance. The present study was planned to determine the phytochemical composition …

Corn silk has long been thought of as a waste product; however, due to its numerous
therapeutic attributes, it has remarkably gained popularity in Asian and African countries …

The silks of immature and mature corn were evaluated for their variations in nutritional
compositions, mineral content and antioxidant capacity. Both immature and mature silks …

Yellow, green, pinky and purple colored corn silk were harvested 5 and 25 days after
emergence and compared with six medicinal herbs for total phenolics, flavonoids …

Zea mays L. Poaceae stigma (corn silk, CS) is a byproduct of agricultural waste and is used
as a traditional herb in many countries. CS is rich in chemical compounds known to benefit …

Abstract Characterization of chemical composition and antioxidant activities of two varieties
of silk from sweet corn and purple waxy corn as influenced by different drying processes …

The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of varieties on the constituents,
antioxidant and anticancer activities of corn silk. The contents of total phenolic and …

Corn silk is traditionally regarded as waste material, however recently is gaining much
interest in Asian and African countries particularly due to its several health promoting effects …

A total of 36 compounds, which comprised 99.4% of the extract, were identified by gas
chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC–MS) in the volatile dichloromethane extract …