Description
Description: Corn silk is a common name for the shiny, thread-like, weak fibers that grow as part of ears of corn (maize); the tuft or tassel of silky fibers that protrude from the tip of the ear of corn.
The ear is enclosed in modified leaves called husks. Each individual fiber is an elongated style, attached to an individual ovary. The term probably originated somewhere between 1850 and 1855.
Botanical Name: Zea mays
Common Names: Stigmata maidis
Medicinal Part: Silk of the fruit
INCI Name: Zea Mays Silk
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Max % Ashes: 6.0
Max % Foreign Matters: 2.0
Max % Loss on Drying: 12.0
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