I bought some sweet corn about a week ago, and while I was peeling them, I wondered whether the corn silk was edible. It was just a random thought, and I threw the husks and silk into the trash before I thought of trying to eat it myself.
I went online and found that some people do eat cornsilk, but generally in small quantities (chopped and added to a salad, for example, or made into tea) because it's supposedly extremely high in Vitamin K and a powerful diuretic (I'm currently retaining several pounds of water with TOM, so a diuretic wouldn't necessarily be all that bad, but of course too much of anything can be bad).
I couldn't find any recipes or clear cut answers regarding "how much is too much," just a generic warning that it's not something to eat in large quantities (without defining what would be a large quantity).
So I was wondering, does anyone here eat cornsilk or make cornsilk tea, and if so what is your experience with it. How much do you consider a reasonable amount, and has anyone had any ill effects from eating or drinking "too much."