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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
TRYPTAMINE 4 Plant not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Cotyledon not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Seed 230.0 957.0 -0.81 Duke, 1992 *
TYPHASTEROL 0 Pollen Or Spore not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
TYROSINE 8 Seed 1230.0 5117.0 -0.61 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
UNDEC-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL 0 Silk Essent. Oil not available 2000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
UNDECAN-1-AL 0 Husk Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
UNDECAN-2-OL 0 Essential Oil not available 45000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
UNDECAN-2-OL 0 Husk Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
UNDECAN-2-OL 0 Seed Essent. Oil not available 45000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
UNDECAN-2-OL 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
UNDECAN-2-ONE 0 Husk Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
UREASE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
URIDINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
URONIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VALINE 3 Seed 1850.0 7696.0 -0.53 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
VANADIUM 16 Seed 0.1 1.4 0.69 Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIC-ACID 24 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIC-ACID 24 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIN 28 Cob 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