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)
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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