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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
GOSSYPOL 54 Seed not available 10.0 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
GRANDIFLORIC-ACID 6 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.
HELIANGIN 1 Plant 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.
HELIANTHOSIDE-A 1 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HELIANTHOSIDES 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HELIANTRIOL-B 0 Flower not available 700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HELIANTRIOL-C 0 Flower not available 100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HELIANTRIOL-F 0 Flower not available 5.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HELIANTRIOLS 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
HEMICELLULOSE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXAHYDRO-2H-AZEPIN-2-ONE 3 Sprout Seedling 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.
HEXAN-1-AL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HISPIDULIN 7 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
HISTAMINE 18 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Seed 6320.0 20000.0 3.69 Duke, 1992 *
HYMENOXIN 3 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
IODINE 12 Seed not available 0.0 -0.27 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
IRON 6 Seed 60.0 70.0 -0.38 Duke, 1992 *
ISOCHLOROGENIC-ACID 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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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.