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Common Names
Sunflower; Girasol
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYTIC-ACID | 9 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Seed | 5340.0 | 5642.0 | 0.90 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Seed | 6890.0 | 7280.0 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Seed | 11820.0 | 12500.0 | 0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROPIOVANILLONE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 135000.0 | 248615.0 | 0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUFA | 4 | Seed | 327350.0 | 345900.0 | 1.83 | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Flower | 100.0 | 400.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Leaf | 60.0 | 210.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE | 2 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| QUERCETIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | 22.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUINIC-ACID | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RAFFINOSE | 1 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RHAMNOSE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Seed | 2.0 | 3.0 | -0.20 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| RUBBER | 0 | Leaf | not available | 5500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUBBER | 0 | Shoot | not available | 2600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUBIXANTHIN | 1 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| SABINENE | 5 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Allelopathic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 20 | Martindale's 29th |
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amebicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 18 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anaphrodisiac | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 8 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Ant-Repellent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anthelmintic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiacetylcholine | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 8 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |