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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TERPINEN-1-EN-4-OL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINYL-ACETATE | 5 | 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. |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Seed | 22.0 | 24.0 | 4.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THREONINE | 4 | Seed | 9280.0 | 9805.0 | 0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIGITANIN-A | 0 | Leaf | 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. |
| TOCOPHEROL | 93 | Seed | not available | 34000.0 | 2.64 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| TRACHYLOBAN-19-OIC-ACID | 3 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRACHYLOBAN-19-OIC-ACID-THUJANOL-ESTER | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-5,6-LUTEIN-EPOXIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-ABSCISIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-CINNAMIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 500.0 | 700.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Seed | 3480.0 | 15900.0 | 4.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Seed | 6660.0 | 7035.0 | -0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| URONIC-ACID | 0 | Pericarp | 65000.0 | 77600.0 | 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. |
| VALINE | 3 | Seed | 13150.0 | 50000.0 | 4.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VANILLIN | 28 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VANILLIN | 28 | Root | not available | 0.9 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VANILLIN | 28 | 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. |
| VERBENONE | 5 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIOLAXANTHIN | 2 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| CNS-Toxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Co-carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coleopterifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coleoptophile | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagen-Sparing | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collyrium | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Colorant | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Comedogenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Comedolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COMT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Congestant | 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. |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Contraceptive (Male) | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Convulsant | 3 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Copper-Antagonist | 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 |
| Copper-Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cosmetic | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Counterirritant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |