Cornflower

The benefits of Cornflower are

Because it contains active substances like tannin and potassium salts, cornflower has astringent, weak diuretic, bitter-tonic anti-inflammatory and soothing proprieties.

• Internally, cornflower is recommended in treating diarrhea, renal and urinary afflictions, while being used in infusions. Cornflower is also recommended for alleviating rheumatism and anorexia.
• Externally, cornflower has various applications. It has soothing and antiseptic effects and is used under the form of poultices in cases of conjunctivitis, irritations and inflammations of eye lids.
• Due to its soothing effects, cornflower is used in treating facial muscles and wrinkles. It is also used in treating afflictions like eczemas and ulcerations.
• In popular medicine, cornflower is used as infusion to threat the dark rings bellow the eyes. The active substances contained in cornflower deter the formation of the rings below the eyes, and at the same time smoothes the skin around the eyes.
• Locally, cornflower detoxifies the body.