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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Helianthus annuus (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Sunflower; Girasol
How this plant is used
Food
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(-)-ENT-KAUR-16-EN-19-OIC-ACID 0 Stem *
(-)-ENT-KAUR-16-EN-19-OIC-ACID-THUJANOL-ESTER 0 Flower *
(-)-ENT-KAURAN-16-BETA-19-DIOL 0 Flower *
(-)-ENT-KAURAN-16-BETA-OL 0 Flower *
(-)-KAUR-16-EN-19-OIC-ACID 3 Flower *
(-)-TRACHYLOBAN-19-OIC-ACID-THUJANOL-ESTER 0 Flower *
1,2-ANHYDRIDO-4,5-DIHYDO-NIVEUSIN-A 0 Leaf 161.0 *
1,2-ANHYDRIDO-NIVEUSIN-A 0 Leaf 228.0 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Flower 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.
1-METHOXY-4,5-DIHYDO-NIVEUSIN-A 0 Leaf 207.0 *
1-O-METHYL-4,5-DIHYDO-NIVEUSIN-A 0 Leaf 207.0 *
1-O-METHYL-HEMI-KETAL-4,5-DIHYDO-NIVEUSIN-A 0 Leaf 207.0 *
12N-TRICOSANE 0 Seed *
15-BETA-HYDROXY-TRACHYLOBAN-19-OIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Flower *
15-HYDROXY-3-DEHYDRO-DEOXY-FRUTICIN 0 Leaf 78.0 *
15-HYDROXY-DEOXY-3-DEHYDRO-FRUTICIN 0 Leaf *
17-HYDROXY-ENT-ISOKAUR-15(16)-EN-19-OIC-ACID 0 Leaf *
2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL 0 Pollen Or Spore *
2-METHYL-PROPAN-1-OL 0 Flower *
23-DEHYDRO-BETA-SITOSTEROL 0 Pollen Or Spore *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antihyperkeratotic 1 *
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihyperlipidemic 1 *
Antihyperlipoproteinaemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihypertensive 7 *
Antihyperthyroid 2 *
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiichythyotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiimplantation 1 *
Antiimpotence 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfarctal 1 Soumyanath, A. Ed. 2006. Traditional Medicines for Modern Times - Antidiabetic Plants. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL. 314 pp.
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 36 Martindale's 28th
Antiinsomniac 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiischemic 4 *
Antikeratitic 2 *
Antikeratotic 1 *
Antiketotic 2 Merck 11th Edition