Galen had an inquiring mind and was anxious to form his own independent judgments. His knowledge was equally great in theory and practice. Much of our information on earlier medicine derives from his reports alone, as he absorbed into his work nearly all preceding medical thought.
The crop is primarily grown in the northern states of the country, including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and a few others. Uttar Pradesh is the largest corn producing state in the country, accounting for nearly 16% of the countryâs corn production.
Corn (or Maize) has been and still is the main food source for many people in the world. For example it is the most widely grown crop in America and it is the most important food crop in Africa. The main historical and current use of the Corn-silk as a medicine is for the special action of being what is known as a âsoothing diureticâ.