The drug plants of Illinois The drug plants of Illinois . drugplantsofilli44teho Year: 1951 Tehon THE DRUG PLANTS OF ILLINOIS 121 ZEA MAYS L. Corn, Indian corn, maize. Gramineae. U. S. P. XI, pp. 56, 258. The grain and the silk from the ears when brown collected. Grown in large acreages throughout the state. Yields cornstarch, corn oil, dextrose and glucose, and corn silk. The starch used as a demulcent, the oil as a laxative, the silk as a mild diuretic.

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