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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |