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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (-)-ENT-KAUR-16-EN-19-OIC-ACID | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-ENT-KAUR-16-EN-19-OIC-ACID-THUJANOL-ESTER | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-ENT-KAURAN-16-BETA-19-DIOL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-ENT-KAURAN-16-BETA-OL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-KAUR-16-EN-19-OIC-ACID | 3 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-TRACHYLOBAN-19-OIC-ACID-THUJANOL-ESTER | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,2-ANHYDRIDO-4,5-DIHYDO-NIVEUSIN-A | 0 | Leaf | not available | 161.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,2-ANHYDRIDO-NIVEUSIN-A | 0 | Leaf | not available | 228.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | 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. |
| 1-METHOXY-4,5-DIHYDO-NIVEUSIN-A | 0 | Leaf | not available | 207.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-O-METHYL-4,5-DIHYDO-NIVEUSIN-A | 0 | Leaf | not available | 207.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-O-METHYL-HEMI-KETAL-4,5-DIHYDO-NIVEUSIN-A | 0 | Leaf | not available | 207.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 12N-TRICOSANE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 15-BETA-HYDROXY-TRACHYLOBAN-19-OIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 15-HYDROXY-3-DEHYDRO-DEOXY-FRUTICIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | 78.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 15-HYDROXY-DEOXY-3-DEHYDRO-FRUTICIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 17-HYDROXY-ENT-ISOKAUR-15(16)-EN-19-OIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-METHYL-PROPAN-1-OL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 23-DEHYDRO-BETA-SITOSTEROL | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antisclerodermic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscoliotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscotomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseborrheic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisenility | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiserotonin | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antishock | 2 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antisickling | 5 | Ekeke, G.I. and Shode, F.O. 1988. Phenylalanine is the Predominant Antisickling Agent in Cajanus cajan Seed Extract. Planta Medica 56(1): 41, 1990. |
| Antisinusitic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antispare-Tire | 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 |
| Antispasmodic | 25 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Antispasmophilic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antispermatogenic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antisprue | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistaphylococcic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisteatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisterility | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistomatitic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antistreptococcic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |