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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
VANILLIN 28 Seed 4.0 31.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
VANILLIN 28 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VINYL-ETHYL-PHENETHYL-KETONE 0 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.
VIOLAXANTHIN 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VIT-B-6 0 Seed 1.0 3.0 -0.75 Duke, 1992 *
VIT-D-3 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VIT-K 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
VITEXIN 18 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Seed 100000.0 885000.0 2.52 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Silk Stigma Style not available 620000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOTOXIN 43 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
XYLENE 0 Husk Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
XYLOARABINOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
XYLOSE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
YTTERBIUM 0 Seed 0.0 4.5 3.31 Duke, 1992 *
ZEA GLYCOPROTEIN U-CSE-100 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZEA GLYCOPROTEIN U-CSE-300 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZEA MAYS ALPHA-AMYLASE INHIBITOR 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZEA MAYS PROTEASE INHIBITOR 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZEAMATIN 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
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