Plant Helianthus annuus (Asteraceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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
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 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antiosteoarthritic	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoporotic	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antiotitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxalate	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant	47	Jim Duke's personal files.
Antioxidant Synergist	5	Merck 11th Edition
Antioxidant?	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiPAF	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic	1	Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian	7	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antipellagric	3	Martindale's 28th
Antiperiodontal	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant	8	Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.