Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Zea mays L.
Scientific Name and Description
Zea mays L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | baby blue eyes corn, blue corn, bourbon, corn flakes, corn flour, corn on the cob, hominy, indian corn, maize, mealies, polenta, pop corn |
| Hindi | bara jauvar, barajuar, bhutta, jawdra, junri, kukri, makai, makka, makkah-bhuttah, makkah-javar, makki, makya, mukka-jauri, mungri |
| Kannada | bottah, dodda jola, gocinajola, goinjol, govina jola, hallina jola, hidi jola, kundige jola, makkai-jola, makkejola, mekke jola, mekkejola, meksikan jola, musukina jola, musukojola, musukujola |
| Malayalam | cholam, colam, jagung, makkaccolam |
| Marathi | buti, maka, makaibonda, makayi, makka, mako |
| Sanskrit | kandaja, mahakaya, mahakayah, makaya, makayah, samputantastha, shikhalu, yavanala, yugandhara |
| Tamil | macca cholam, makka colam, makka-cholam, makkac-colam, makkaccolam, makkasholam, turka-cholam |
| Telugu | jonnapothu, makka-zonnalu, makkazonnalu, mokka, mokka jonna, mokka-jonna, mokkajanna, mokkajonna, mokkajonnalu, mosanam, zonaloo |
| Urdu | makai |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Folk
Western
Herb usable parts
Fruits
Seeds
Ethnopharmacology use
Zea mays L. Poaceae Solam Shrub Seeds Powder Anticholesterol
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL III(MONOCOTS) Author - K.M. MATTHEW
FLORA OF ASSAM Author - KANJILAL & BOR
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol III Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
The Flora of the Palni Hills Vol-3 Author - K.M. Matthew
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH