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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Apoptotic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemicide | 2 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Arteriodilator | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Atherogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Autotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Avicide | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Bacteristat | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Barbituate-Synergist | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bradycardic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Bronchoconstrictor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Bronchomucolytic | 1 | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 200. |
| Bronchomucotropic | 1 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Bronchoprotectant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | 3 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |