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Plant Helianthus annuus (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Sunflower; Girasol
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
3-KETO-15-HYDROXY-DEOXY-FRUTICIN 0 Shoot not available 45.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
4,5-DIHYDRO-8,9-DEHYDRO-THEASPIRONE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4,5-DIHYDRO-NIVEUSIN-A 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-DEHYDRO-AVENASTEROL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-ALPHA,7-ALPHA-17-TETRAHYDROXY 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7,24-STIGMASTADIEN-3BETA-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
7-ALPHA,16-BETA-17-TRIHYDROXY 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-DEHYDRO-AVENASTEROL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ABSCISIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETOIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACONITIC-ACID 1 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.
AGROPHYLLIN-A 0 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.
AGROPHYLLIN-B 0 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.
ALANINE 3 Seed 11170.0 11800.0 0.35 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALL-TRANS-LUTEIN-EPOXIDE 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.
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
ALPHA-TERPINENE 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.
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (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 *