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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuralgic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurasthenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuritic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiodontalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiophidic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiophthalmic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |