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Plant Zea mays (Poaceae)

Common Names
Corn
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
LIGNIN 13 Stem 213000.0 245000.0 0.97 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
LIGNOCERIC-ACID 1 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
LIMONENE 60 Husk Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 60 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 60 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 60 Silk Essent. Oil not available 7000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 60 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL 53 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL 53 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
LINGIFOLENE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 5420.0 22547.0 -0.72 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LIPOXIDASE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LITHIUM 11 Seed 0.0 0.2 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
LONGIFOLENE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LOPHENOL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEIN 15 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEIN_+_ZEAXANTHIN 0 Seed 7.3 22.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOFOROL 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLINIDIN 1 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 3 Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 6 Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 9 Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidifier 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Acidulant 2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Additive 2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aggregant 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 17 Duke, 1992 *