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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEPHALIN | 1 | Seed | 615.0 | 1230.0 | -0.74 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Seed | 1900.0 | 28000.0 | 0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLESTEROL | 1 | Seed | not available | 1500.0 | 1.00 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Seed | not available | 1200.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CILIARIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ACID | 18 | 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. |
| CIS-13'-LUTEIN-EPOXIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-13-VIOLAXANTHIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-5,6-LUTEIN-EPOXIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-9'-LUTEIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-XANTHOXIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRAL | 53 | 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. |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Seed | not available | 1900.0 | -1.23 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| COPPER | 12 | Seed | 15.0 | 19.0 | 0.38 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CRYPTOXANTHIN | 2 | 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. |
| CUMIN-ALCOHOL | 1 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUTIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYCLOARTENOL | 7 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTEINE | 13 | Seed | 4510.0 | 16000.0 | 2.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAUCIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitussive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer | 19 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiulcerogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiuremic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiurethrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiuricosuric | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antivaccinia | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antivaginitic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antivaricose | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antivitiligic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antivulvitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antixerotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiyeast | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anxiolytic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |