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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
THREONINE 4 Seed 1290.0 5366.0 -0.62 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
THYMOL 71 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL 71 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL 71 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
TIN 4 Seed 1.0 1.8 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
TIN 4 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TITANIUM 0 Seed 0.1 63.0 1.61 Duke, 1992 *
TOCOPHEROLS 0 Seed 900.0 1000.0 0.07 Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-24-METHYL-23-DEHYDRO-LOPHENOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-24-METHYL-23-DEHYDRO-LOPHENOL 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE 2 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-FERULIC-ACID 2 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
TRANS-FERULIC-ACID 2 Seed not available 1800.0 1.39 Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-ISO-MENTH-5-EN-2-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-SINAPIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRICARBALLYL-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRICIN-GLYCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIDECAN-1-AL 0 Husk Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE 15 Seed not available 4.0 -0.47 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
Antilymphedemic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antilymphomic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 6 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antimalarial 2 Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
Antimange 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimanic 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastalgic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antimelanogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanomic 7 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMeniere's 2 Martindale's 29th
Antimenopausal 6 Martindale's 29th
Antimenorrhagic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetaplastic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimetastatic 6 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Antimetastatic (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimigraine 6 Martindale's 29th
Antimite 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimitotic 4 Pandeya, S.N. 1970. Biological Activity of Adamantyl Derivatives. The Indian Journal of Pharmacy, 33: 7.