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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
PALMITOLEIC-ACID 2 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.
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Cob 3.0 7.0 not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Seed 4.0 34.0 1.81 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PECTIC POLYSACCHARIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN 24 Leaf 10000.0 17000.0 -0.93 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
PECTINS 0 Plant not available 5900.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PELARGONIDIN 7 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PELARGONIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PENT-1-EN-2-OL 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTAN-1-OL 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTAN-2-OL 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTAN-3-ONE 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PEROXIDASE 0 Anther not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENANTHRENE 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.
PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL 6 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE 2 Husk Essent. Oil not available 13000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE 2 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE 2 Silk Essent. Oil not available 1000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLACETIC-ACID 2 Pollen Or Spore not available not available 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
AntiPGE2 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipharyngitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiphenylketonuric 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiphotophobic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 9 Osawa, K., Matsumoto, T., Maruyama, T., Takiguchi, T., Okuda, K., and Takazoe, I., Studies of the antibacterial activity of plant extracts and their constituents against periodontopathic bacteria, Bull Tokyo Dent. Coll., 31 (1), 1990, 17-21
Antiplasmodial 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipodriac 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipolio 5 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antipoliomyelitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipolyp 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiporphyric 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiprogestational 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiprolactin 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiproliferant 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostaglandin 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostanoid 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatadenomic 2 Merck 11th Edition