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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORNEOL | 35 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL-ACETATE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BRASSICASTEROL | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BRASSINOLIDE | 3 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BREIN | 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. |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | 4.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Seed | 1600.0 | 1800.0 | 0.95 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 917.0 | 1225.0 | -0.54 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CALENDULADIOL | 0 | 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. |
| CAMPEST-7-EN-BETA-OL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Seed | 750.0 | 770.0 | 0.97 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHOLENAL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHOR | 41 | 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. |
| CAPRIC-ACID | 3 | 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. |
| CAPROIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 133000.0 | 213000.0 | -1.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CASTASTERONE | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CELLULOSE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CELLULOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | 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. |