Plant Zea mays (Poaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Corn

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
NONAN-1-AL	Husk Essent. Oil	not available	97000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-1-AL	Seed Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-1-AL	Silk Essent. Oil	80000.0	28000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-1-OL	Essential Oil	not available	30000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-1-OL	Husk Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-1-OL	Seed Essent. Oil	not available	30000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-1-OL	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-2-OL	Essential Oil	not available	260000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-2-OL	Husk Essent. Oil	not available	132000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-2-OL	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-2-OL	Seed Essent. Oil	not available	260000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-2-OL	Silk Essent. Oil	not available	2000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-2-ONE	Essential Oil	not available	20000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-2-ONE	Husk Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-2-ONE	Seed Essent. Oil	not available	20000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-2-ONE	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
O-DIETHYL-PHTHALATE	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OBTUSIFOLIOL	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OBTUSIFOLIOL	Sprout Seedling	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OCT-1-EN-3-OL	Husk Essent. Oil	not available	25000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antineuralgic	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antineuramidase	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic	3	Martindale's 28th
Antineuropathic	6	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antineuropathic?	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antineurotic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiNF-kB	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic	8	Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosating	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive	10	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic	2	Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiobesity	7	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiodontalgic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antionychyotic	2	Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.
Antiophidic	4	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiorchitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic	4	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.