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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
ISOAMYL-AMINE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOBEHENIC-ACID 0 Seed not available 80.0 not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ISOLEUCINE 3 Seed 1290.0 5366.0 -0.65 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ISOPROPYL-AMINE 0 Seed not available 2.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISORHAMNETIN-3,4'-O-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISORHAMNETIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISORHAMNETIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE-4'-O-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISORHAMNETIN-3-O-NEOHESPEROSIDE 0 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOVALERALDEHYDE 1 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-ALPHA-L-GALACTOSIDE 0 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Silk Stigma Style not available 3690.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LACTIC-ACID 8 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LANOSTEROL 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEAD 0 Seed 0.0 14.0 3.37 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Seed 3480.0 14477.0 -0.25 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LEUCOCYANIDIN 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEUCOPELARGONIDIN 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIGNIN 13 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
Antidote (Iodine) 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antidote (Lead) 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidrepanocytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 4 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiear-wax 1 Martindale's 29th
AntiEBV 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antieczemic 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 13 Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990.
Antielastase 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiemetic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiencephalitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiencephalopathic 7 Martindale's 29th
Antiencephalopathic? 1 Martindale's 29th