Zea mays L. (Poaceae) – An Ethnomedicinal Plant Used in the Treatment of Kidney Stone by Native Folklore of Ratlam District (Madhya Pradesh)

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 233-234
Author(s):  
Dinesh Jadhav
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Zea Mays ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Kidney Stone ◽  
Zea Mays L ◽  
Madhya Pradesh ◽  
Corn Silk ◽  
The World ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Plant

Corn silk (Stigma maydis) is an important herb used traditionally by the native Indians to treat many diseases. It is also used as traditional medicine in many parts of the world such as China, Turkey, United States and France. In present study it has been found to be very effective for the treatment of kidney stone. This valuable ethnomedicinal plant is interestingly used by the inhabitants of Ratlam district (M.P.) to cure their kidney stone.

ANALYSIS ON CALCIUM SOLUBILITY IN KIDNEY STONES (IN VITRO) AND DIURETIC EFFECT (IN VIVO) USING CORN SILK (ZEA MAYS L.) INFUSE

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Tuty Roida Pardede ◽  
Muchlisyam Muchlisyam
Keyword(s):  
Zea Mays ◽  
Kidney Stones ◽  
Kidney Stone ◽  
Zea Mays L ◽  
Urine Volume ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Diuretic Effect ◽  
Corn Silk

Objective: Investigation has been carried out about infuse of corn silk (Zea mays L.) concerning the solubility of kidney stone in vitro and the diuretic effect in vivo. Methods: The methodology of research conducted in the form of dissolving kidney stones in corn silk infuse with a concentration of 2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, and 10%, then incubated at 37°C for 4 h. The solubility of calcium is known by measuring the levels of early calcium and after incubated with kidney stones. Potassium (K) is a substance that can dissolve kidney stones in infuse and also measured by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The diuretic effect study used male rats which were divided into 7 groups that consisted of 1 positive control (treated with furosemide), 1 negative control treated with CMC Na 0.5 % and 5 groups treated with infuse of corn silk in 5 different concentration (2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, and 10%).Results: Increase in calcium levels after incubation with kidney stone using corn silk infuse with various concentrations. The levels of Ca dissolved in the infuse of 2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, and 10%, respectively, were 2.2600 μg/ml, 5.5733 μg/ml, 7.9267 μg/ml, 10.9233 μg/ml, and 8.7667 μg/ml. It was found that the urine volume for 24 h was significant with 2%, 8%, and 10% corn silk infuse.Conclusion: Infuse of corn silk could decrease kidney stones, and it was diuretic. This research supported the aim of traditional corn silk decoction for the same intention.

scholarly journals Corn (Zea mays L.) Genetics in the United States

Nature ◽  
1948 ◽  
Vol 161 (4080) ◽  
pp. 42-44
Author(s):  
GORDON HASKELL
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Zea Mays ◽  
Zea Mays L ◽  
The United States

Removal of Pb 2+ ions by raw corn silk ( Zea mays L.) as a novel biosorbent

2016 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 407-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marija Petrović ◽  
Tatjana Šoštarić ◽  
Mirjana Stojanović ◽  
Jelena Milojković ◽  
Marija Mihajlović ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zea Mays ◽  
Zea Mays L ◽  
Corn Silk

scholarly journals The characteristics of corn silk (Zea mays L.) herbal drinks tea with vacuum drying method as antioxidant

2020 ◽  
Vol 475 ◽  
pp. 012023
Author(s):  
R A Laeliocattleya ◽  
E Martati ◽  
A N S Alwi ◽  
L P Aulia ◽  
Yunianta
Keyword(s):  
Zea Mays ◽  
Zea Mays L ◽  
Vacuum Drying ◽  
Drying Method ◽  
Corn Silk

scholarly journals Phyllachora maydis, Causal Agent of Tar Spot on Corn, Can Overwinter in Northern Illinois

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 178-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan M. Kleczewski ◽  
James Donnelly ◽  
Russ Higgins
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Zea Mays ◽  
Fungal Pathogen ◽  
Zea Mays L ◽  
The United States ◽  
Causal Agent ◽  
Controlled Conditions ◽  
Tar Spot

Tar spot on corn (Zea mays L.), caused by the obligate fungal pathogen Phyllachora maydis Maubl., was first detected in the United States in 2015. Currently, the disease has been detected in 172 counties across Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Although observations indicate that P. maydis likely overwinters in the region, this has not been conclusively proven. Samples of corn foliage heavily infected with P. maydis were recovered from two fields in northern Illinois in March 2019. Ascospores were extracted and were applied to corn seedlings under controlled greenhouse conditions. Symptoms of tar spot were observed 17 days after inoculation, and ascospores were extracted from stromata to confirm P. maydis. This is the first conclusive proof that P. maydis can overwinter the United States. We also present a preliminary greenhouse method that, if optimized, may be used to study this pathosystem under controlled conditions.

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