Steinmetz:Ustilago
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Ustilago zeae
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Ustilaginaceae
- English Names
- Corn Ergot
- Cornbrand
- Cornsmut
- Natural Habitat
- Southern Europe
- North America
- Part(s) Used
- Ustilago Maydis (fungus), which is a parasite growing on the maize plant (Zea mays)
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- Constituent(s)
- ustilagin
- ustilagotossin (alkaloids)
- amine
- lecithin
- glycerine
- resin
- tannin
- mannite
- glucose
- trimethylamin
- fatty oil
- sclerotinic acid
- Action
- haemostatic (in diseases of the uterus and ovaries)
- embolic
- emmenagogue
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