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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
Mycobactericide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Myocardiotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 8 Martindale's 29th
Myostimulant 1 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Narcotic 2 Merck 11th Edition
Natriuretic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Nematicide 17 Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
Neoplastic 1 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NEP-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Nephrotoxic 6 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Neurodepressant 1 Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994.
Neuroexcitant 1 Martindale's 28th
Neuroinhibitor 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Neurolytic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Neuropathogenic 1 Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994.
Neuroprotective 3 Duke, 1992 *
Neurotoxic 4 R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
Neurotransmitter 1 Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *