Steinmetz:Ustilago

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Ustilago zeae

Also known as (or relevant to) Ustilago zeae Ustilago maydis 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