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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
OCTAN-1-OL 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTAN-2-OL 0 Essential Oil not available 20000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTAN-2-OL 0 Husk Essent. Oil not available 12000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTAN-2-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTAN-2-OL 0 Seed Essent. Oil not available 20000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTAN-2-OL 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTAN-2-ONE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTAN-2-ONE 0 Husk Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTAN-2-ONE 0 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 3470.0 14435.0 -0.86 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ORIENTIN 4 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID 9 Fruit not available 99.0 -0.30 Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp.
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Seed 4.0 46.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Shoot not available 1.0 -0.71 Jim Duke's personal files.
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE 4 Cob not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-VINYL-GUAIACOL 0 Husk Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 1710.0 7114.0 -0.55 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Silk Stigma Style 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
Anticystitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticytotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 5 A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 8 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 14 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic 9 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antidiabetic 17 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic? 2 Martindale's 29th
Antidiarrheic 3 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiuretic 3 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-92.
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Heavy Metals) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Hydrazine) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th