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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(-)-TRANS-ISO-MENTH-5-EN-2-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,1-DIPHENYL-ETHANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
1,2,3-TRIMETHYL-BENZENE 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,2,4-TRIMETHYL-BENZENE 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,2-DIMETHOXY-BENZENE 0 Hull Husk not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,2-DIMETHOXY-BENZENE 0 Husk Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,2-DIMETHYL-4-ETHYL-BENZENE 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,3-AMINO-PROPYL-PYRROLINIUM 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,3-DIMETHYL-4-ETHYL-BENZENE 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOL 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-(3-METHYL-2-FURYL)PROPANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
1-ACETO-METHYL-NAPTHONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
1-ACETO-NAPTHONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
1-O-FERULOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-O-SINAPOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-P-HYDROXY-TRANS-CINNAMOYL)-GLYCEROL 0 Seed not available 45.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1.2 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
10-OXO-OCTADEC-TRANS-11-EN-13-OLIDE 0 Seed not available 0.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
2''-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL-6-C-FUCOSYL-3'-METHOXY-LUTEOLIN 0 Silk Stigma Style not available 50.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antihemorrhagic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatitic 3 Martindale's 29th
Antihepatoadenomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatotic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihepatotoxic 12 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic 13 Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihiccup 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihistaminic 11 J. Food Hyg. Soc. Jap. 33(6): 569.
AntiHIV 8 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihomocysteine 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihomocystinuric 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antihydrophobic 1 Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
Antihyperactivity 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihyperammonemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihypercholesterolemic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihyperglycemic 1 Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
Antihyperkeratotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihyperlipidemic 1 Duke, 1992 *