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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Zea mays (Poaceae)

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
2''-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL-6-C-FUCOSYL-LUTEOLIN 0 Silk Stigma Style 50.0 *
2''-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL-6-C-QUINOVOSYL-LUTEOLIN 0 Silk Stigma Style 67.0 *
2'-O-ALPHA-RHAMNOSYL-6C-(6-DEOXO-XYLO-HEXOS-4-ULOSYL)-APIGENIN 0 Plant *
2'-O-ALPHA-RHAMNOSYL-6C-(6-DEOXO-XYLO-HEXOS-4-ULOSYL)-APIGENIN 0 Silk Stigma Style *
2'-O-ALPHA-RHAMNOSYL-6C-(6-DEOXO-XYLO-HEXOS-4-ULOSYL)-CHRYSOERIOL 0 Plant *
2'-O-ALPHA-RHAMNOSYL-6C-(6-DEOXO-XYLO-HEXOS-4-ULOSYL)-CHRYSOERIOL 0 Silk Stigma Style *
2(3)-BENZOXAZOLINONE 0 Sprout Seedling *
2(H)-1-4-BENZOXAZIN-3(4H)-ONE 0 Sprout Seedling *
2,3-DIHYDRO-2-PYRAN-2-CARBOXALDEHYDE 0 Leaf Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
2,4-DIHYDROXY-6,7-DIMETHOXY-2H,1,4-BENZOXAZIN-3-ONE 0 Sprout Seedling *
2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL 0 Pollen Or Spore *
2-(2,4-DIHYDROXY-1,4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3(4H)-ON-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling *
2-(2,4-DIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-1,4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3(4H) 0 Plant *
2-(2,4-DIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-1,4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3(4H9 0 Plant *
2-(2,4-DIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-1,4-BENZOXAZIN-3-ONE-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling *
2-(2-4-DIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-1-4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3(4H9-ON)-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY 0 Sprout Seedling *
2-(2-HYDROXY-1,4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3(4H)-ON-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling *
2-(2-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-1,4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3(4H)-ON-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling *
2-(2-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-1,4-BENZOXAZIN-3-ONE-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Root *
2-(5-CHLORO-2-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-(2H)-1,4-BENZOXAZIN-3-(4H)-ONE-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Root *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Urine-Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Uterosedative 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Uterotonic 1 *
Varroacide 3 *
Vasoconstrictor 1 *
Vasodilator 12 *
Vasopressor 2 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 2 *
Vermicide 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Vermifuge 2 *
Vibriocide 1 *
Vitamin-A-Activity 2 *
Vulnerary 7 *
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).