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Common Names
Corn
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIGNIN | 13 | Stem | 213000.0 | 245000.0 | 0.97 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| LIGNOCERIC-ACID | 1 | 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. |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Husk Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Silk Essent. Oil | not available | 7000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| LINGIFOLENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 5420.0 | 22547.0 | -0.72 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LIPOXIDASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LITHIUM | 11 | Seed | 0.0 | 0.2 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LONGIFOLENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LOPHENOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEIN | 15 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEIN_+_ZEAXANTHIN | 0 | Seed | 7.3 | 22.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOFOROL | 0 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLINIDIN | 1 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Diuretic | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DME-Inhibitor | 1 | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 134. |
| DNA-Active | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Protective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dopaminergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Dye | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Edemagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Elastase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Embryotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emmenagogue | 2 | Wealth of India. |
| Emollient | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Encephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Energizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Enterocontractant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Enterorelaxant | 4 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Enterotoxic | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Epidermal-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Erythrocytogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |