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Nutritional, Medicinal and Economical importance of Corn: A Mini Review

Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Natural Products, NIPER, Sector-67, SAS Nagar (Mohali)-160 062, Punjab, INDIA
  • 2 Department of Pharmacy, SGSITS, 23-Park road, Indore-452 001, MP, INDIA

Res. J. of Pharmaceutical Sci., Volume 2, Issue (7), Pages 7-8, August,30 (2013)

Abstract

Corn possesses diverse significances in animal diet as well as regular feeding habits on account of its nutritional composition and their health benefits from the prehistoric era. Apart from that it also helps keeping away health related disorders in human and, at the same time ameliorates resistance against diseases and provides enduring assistances.

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