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Zea mays

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Zea mays is an erect, robust, usually unbranched annual plant. It can grow up to 6 metres tall but is more likely to around 2 metres with cultivars that can range from around 1 metre up to 3 metres or more. Maize is one of the most commonly cultivated crops in the world, providing a range of foods including popcorn, sweetcorn and a grain that can be ground into a flour. It was first domesticated in the Americas around 4,000 BC, but its cultivation has since spread to most parts of the world.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

Chemical constituents of corn grains are total P mg/g, total N mg/g, crude protein %, carbohydrate %, T.S.S. %, starch % and oil etc.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Govina Jola, Mekke Jola
Hindi Maakai
Malayalam Jolam
Tamil Makka Jolam
Telugu Mokka Jonna
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Yavanala
English Mej


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Flowering season is August - November

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fruiting season is August - November

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

Plants grow well in lowland tropical areas and can succeed at elevations up to 2,000 metres.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

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