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Plant Zea mays (Poaceae)

Common Names
Corn
How this plant is used
Food

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View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
SAPONIN 0 Silk Stigma Style 23000.0 32000.0 not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
SD 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Seed 0.0 0.5 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Silk Stigma Style not available 5.7 not available Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Seed 1530.0 6365.0 -0.81 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SEROTIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SI 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SILICON 4 Silk Stigma Style not available 237.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SILVER 3 Seed 0.0 0.1 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
SITOSTANOL FERULATE 0 Bran not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SITOSTANOL-P-COUMARATE 0 Bran not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Seed 0.0 757.0 0.49 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Silk Stigma Style not available 130.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SPERMIDINE 1 Seed not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
SPERMINE 1 Seed not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
SQUALENE 10 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SQUALENE 10 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SQUALENE 10 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STARCH 5 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed 110.0 457.0 -0.56 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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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
Antiosteoporotic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxaluric 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antioxidant 52 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant (LDL) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant Synergist 3 Martindale's 29th
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 3 Martindale's 28th
Antipeptic 2 25 Dispensatory
Antiperiodontal 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 9 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.