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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Oil | not available | 622.0 | 0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANNUITHRIN | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| ANNUITHRIN | 2 | Shoot | not available | 40.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARABINOSE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Seed | 24030.0 | 82000.0 | 2.43 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ARGOPHYLLIN-A | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGOPHYLLIN-B | 2 | Leaf | not available | 176.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARNIDIOL | 1 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARTEMISIA-KETONE | 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. |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 26000.0 | 49300.0 | 0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | 24460.0 | 25800.0 | 0.29 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| AYAPIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BEHENIC-ACID | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BEHENIC-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. |
| BENZOIC-ACID-PENTYL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZOIC-ACID-PENTYL-ESTER | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Seed | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.41 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | 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. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed | 3490.0 | 3510.0 | 0.72 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiprostanoid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiprostatitic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipruritic | 3 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Antipsoriac | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipsychotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antipyretic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirabies | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiradicular | 14 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiRaynaud's | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiretinitic Optometry | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiretinopathic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiretinopathic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiretinotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirheumatic | 10 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirhinitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisalmonella | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisarcomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |