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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EO | 0 | 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. |
| ERYTHRODIOL | 0 | Shoot | 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. |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FARADIOL | 2 | Flower | not available | 7800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 222000.0 | 523800.0 | 1.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Pollen Or Spore | 2.0 | 3.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 37550.0 | 323000.0 | 1.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FUMARIC-ACID | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GADOLEIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 480.0 | 505.0 | -0.66 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GALACTOSE | 1 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALACTURONIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL | 14 | Oil | not available | 27.0 | -1.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL-ACETONE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GIBBERELLINS | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMINIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 55790.0 | 58900.0 | not available | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GLYCEROL-ALPHA-MONOPALMITATE | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | 102.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Seed | 14610.0 | 15400.0 | 0.64 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GLYCOLATE-OXIDASE | 0 | Cotyledon | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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. |