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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEXENYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Embryo | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Seed | 890.0 | 3702.0 | -0.64 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| HORDENINE | 8 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| HYDROXAMIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE | 15 | 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. |
| INDOLE | 15 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE-3-ACETIC-ACID | 7 | Cotyledon | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE-3-ACETIC-ACID | 7 | Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE-3-ACETIC-ACID | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE-3-ACETIC-ACID | 7 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE-3-ACETIC-ACID-CELLULOSIGLUCAN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE-3-ACETIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE-3-ACETIC-ACID-MYOINOSITOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE-3-BUTYRIC-ACID | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE-3-BUTYRIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INOSITOL | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IODINE | 12 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.28 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | 5.0 | 41.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | 504.0 | not available | 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 * |