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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 36000.0 | 178000.0 | 0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | 11.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Seed | 900.0 | 1100.0 | 2.71 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | 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. |
| P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 13 | 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. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 14250.0 | 32000.0 | -0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITOLEIC-ACID | 2 | Seed | 490.0 | 515.0 | -0.29 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PECTIN | 24 | Plant | not available | 110000.0 | 1.41 | 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. |
| PECTOLINARIGENIN | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| PENTAN-2-ONE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTOSANS | 0 | Pericarp | 240000.0 | 290000.0 | 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. |
| PERILLYL-ACETATE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE | 2 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Seed | 11690.0 | 48000.0 | 4.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHATIDYL-CHOLINE | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHATIDYL-ETHANOLAMINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHATIDYL-SERINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 6930.0 | 7450.0 | 0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | 5 | Seed Oil | not available | 0.1 | -1.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTATE | 0 | Seed | 16000.0 | 17030.0 | 0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitriglyceride | 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 |
| Antitrypanosomic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitubercular | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Bladder) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (CNS) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colorectal) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Forestomach) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Kidney) | 1 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antitumor (Liver) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Ovary) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Pancreas) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Skin) | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 7 | Cancer Research, 48: 5941. |