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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==
{{Uses|Strangury}}, {{Uses|Dysuria}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Gout}}, {{Uses|Cystitis}}, {{Uses|Nose bleeds}}, {{Uses|Menorrhagia}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Swellings}}, {{Uses|Rheumatic pains}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|LeavesA grain of corn}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}},.<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Yavanala|en=Mej|gu=|hi=Maakai|kn=Govina Jola, Mekke Jola|ks=|ml=Jolam|mr=|pa=|ta=Makka Jolam|te=Mokka Jonna}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Properties==
===Flower===
{{Flower|||||Flowering season is August - November}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||||||Fruiting season is August - November}}
===Other features===
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.1066.2594&rep=rep1&type=pdf Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Zea+mays Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">"Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.571, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref>
</references>
