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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
DECA-TRANS-2-CIS-4-DIEN-1-AL 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECA-TRANS-2-TRANS-4-TRANS-7-TRIEN-1-AL 0 Husk Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECA-TRANS-2-TRANS-7-TRIEN-1-AL 0 Husk Essent. Oil not available 37000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DECA-TRANS-2-TRANS-7-TRIEN-1-AL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECAN-1-AL 1 Husk Essent. Oil not available 24000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DECAN-1-AL 1 Silk Essent. Oil 10000.0 90000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DECAN-1-OL 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECAN-2-OL 0 Essential Oil not available 15000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DECAN-2-OL 0 Husk Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECAN-2-OL 0 Seed Essent. Oil not available 15000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DECAN-2-OL 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECAN-2-ONE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECAN-2-ONE 0 Husk Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECAN-2-ONE 0 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-AMINO-LEVULINIC-ACID 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-CADINENE 9 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEOXY-RIBONUCLEASE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIAMINO-PROPANE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIETHYL-AMINE 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIGALACTOSYL-DIGLYCERIDE 0 Seed 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
Roborant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Rodenticide 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Rubefacient 3 Duke, 1992 *
Scabicide 1 Martindale's 29th
Schizophrenigenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Sclerosant 1 Martindale's 29th
Secretogogue 3 Duke, 1992 *
Secretomotor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Sedative 19 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Sequestrant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Serotoninergic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Sialogogue 1 Martindale's 29th
Soap 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Spasmogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Spasmolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Spermicide 2 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Spermigenic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Sprout-Inhibitor 1 Duke, J.A.. Personal Communication.
Stimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Styptic 1 Duke, 1992 *