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Plant Helianthus annuus (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Sunflower; Girasol
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
WATER 0 Seed 53600.0 72900.0 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
WAX 0 Pericarp 4200.0 4600.0 -1.00 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.
ZINC 77 Seed 46.0 54.0 0.25 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antilactobacillic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilaryngitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiLegionella 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 1 Martindale's 29th
Antileukemic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukorrheic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antileukotriene 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-D4 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotrienogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilisteria 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic? 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antilupus 2 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 5 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.