MAIZE
Maize is the most important cereal in the world after wheat and rice. it is, unique among cereals. The grains are borne in separate inflorescence, which are completely enclosed as modified leaf sheaths or husks, so that it is incapable of dispersing its sheets. the corn is at its best when it is well filled but yet soft and tender. The tender maize is chiefly liked for its high sugar content. It has more sugar than any other corn. So the maize is called sweet corn.
NATURAL BENEFITS AND CURATIVE PROPERTIES
The bread made from the maize flour is nutritious and palatable. it can be digested without difficulty. Taken at intervals, this bread helps to keep the colon clean. The dextrose produced from maize is used extensively in medicine.
CONSTIPATION
Popcorn, made by heating the small grains, is a wholesome cereal food and is easily digested. It has everything in the original grains of corn content. It is not fattening and practically starch free as in the process of popping, its starch is converted into dextrine and intermediate carbohydrates, a digestion product, which is easily assimilable. it is laxative and provides bulk to faeces. It also promotes peristalsis i.e. wave like movement by its tendency to absorb moisture. It is therefore, valuable food in constipation.
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