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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EO | 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. |
| ERYTHRODIOL | 0 | Shoot | 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. |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FARADIOL | 2 | Flower | not available | 7800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 222000.0 | 523800.0 | 1.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Pollen Or Spore | 2.0 | 3.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 37550.0 | 323000.0 | 1.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FUMARIC-ACID | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GADOLEIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 480.0 | 505.0 | -0.66 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GALACTOSE | 1 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALACTURONIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL | 14 | Oil | not available | 27.0 | -1.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL-ACETONE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GIBBERELLINS | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMINIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 55790.0 | 58900.0 | not available | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GLYCEROL-ALPHA-MONOPALMITATE | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | 102.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Seed | 14610.0 | 15400.0 | 0.64 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GLYCOLATE-OXIDASE | 0 | Cotyledon | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antistress | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antistroke | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antisunburn | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisyndrome-X | 4 | 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 |
| Antitartar | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitestosterone | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| AntiTGF-beta | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithalassemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antithiamin | 2 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69. |
| Antithrombic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithrombotic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antithromboxane | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jul-87. |
| Antithromboxane-B2 | 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 |
| Antithyroid | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antithyrotoxic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitinnitic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| AntiTNF | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiTourette's | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antitoxemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |