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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISOFERULIC-ACID | 4 | Seed | 1400.0 | 1700.0 | 1.41 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ISOFUCOSTEROL | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Seed | 11390.0 | 46500.0 | 4.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLIQUIRITIGENIN | 28 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| ISOMENTHOL | 1 | 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. |
| JASMONIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAUR-16-EN-19-OIC-ACID | 3 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Plant | not available | 6022.0 | 2.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LACTIC-ACID | 8 | Leaf | 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. |
| LECITHIN | 20 | Seed | 385.0 | 2300.0 | -0.68 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| LEUCENOPINE | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCENOPINE-LACTAM | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Seed | 16590.0 | 35500.0 | 1.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIGNIN | 13 | Pericarp | 250000.0 | 300000.0 | 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. |
| LIGNOCERIC-ACID | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIGNOCERIC-ACID | 1 | Seed | 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. |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | 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. |
| LINALYL-ACETATE | 7 | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiperoxynitrite | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiPGE2 | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipharyngitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiphenylketonuric | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiphotophobic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antipityriasic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiplaque | 5 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiplasmodial | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiPMS | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipneumonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipodriac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipolio | 3 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antipoliomyelitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipolyneuritic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiporphyric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiprogestational | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antiprogesterone | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprolactin | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiproliferant | 8 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiprostaglandin | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |