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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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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 36000.0 178000.0 0.48 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Pollen Or Spore 11.0 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Seed 900.0 1100.0 2.71 Jim Duke's personal files.
P-CYMENE 16 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.
P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 13 Seed 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.
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 14250.0 32000.0 -0.04 *
PALMITOLEIC-ACID 2 Seed 490.0 515.0 -0.29 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PECTIN 24 Plant 110000.0 1.41 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.
PECTOLINARIGENIN 2 Plant Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
PENTAN-2-ONE 0 Seed *
PENTOSANS 0 Pericarp 240000.0 290000.0 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.
PERILLYL-ACETATE 0 Flower *
PHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE 2 Flower *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Seed 11690.0 48000.0 4.35 *
PHOSPHATIDYL-CHOLINE 2 Seed *
PHOSPHATIDYL-ETHANOLAMINE 0 Seed *
PHOSPHATIDYL-SERINE 0 Seed *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Seed 6930.0 7450.0 0.55 *
PHYLLOQUINONE 5 Seed Oil 0.1 -1.06 *
PHYTATE 0 Seed 16000.0 17030.0 0.58 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antimutagenic 18 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antimyocarditic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
Antimyoclonic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antinauseant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antineoplastic 1 *
Antinephritic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antinephrolytic 1 *
Antineuralgic 4 *
Antineurasthenic 1 *
Antineuritic 2 *
Antineuropathic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antinitrosaminic 8 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosating 1 *
Antinociceptive 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 2 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiobesity 5 *
Antiodontalgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiophidic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic 3 Martindale's 28th