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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-DEHYDRO-CAMPESTANOL | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 23-DEHYDRO-CHOLESTEROL | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-ETHYL-24(25)-DEHYDROLATHOSTEROL | 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. |
| 24-ETHYL-CHOLESTEROL | 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. |
| 24-ETHYL-TRANS-22-DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL | 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. |
| 24-ETHYLLATHOSTEROL | 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. |
| 24-METHYL-CHOLESTEROL | 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. |
| 24-METHYL-LATHOSTEROL | 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. |
| 24-METHYL-TRANS-22-DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL | 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. |
| 24-METHYLENE-25-METHYLCHOLESTEROL | 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. |
| 24-METHYLENE-CHOLESTANOL | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| 24Z-ETHYLIDENECHOLESTEROL | 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. |
| 24Z-ETHYLIDENELATHOSTEROL | 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. |
| 25-DEHYDRO-SITOSTANOL | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 28-ISOAVENASTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-ETHOXY-NIVEUSIN-B | 0 | Leaf | not available | 11.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-ETHOXYNIVEUSIN-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. |
| 3-HYDROXY-3,4-SECO-DAMMARA-4,24-DIENE | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | 79.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-HYDROXY-DEOXY-3-DEHYDRO-FRUTICIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Fibrinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Flatugenic | 3 | Singh, J., Gupta, K., and Arora, S.K. 1993. Changes in the anti-nutritional factors of developing seeds and pod walls of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.). Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. 46: 77-84, 1994. |
| FLavor | 29 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| FPTase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fungicide | 22 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Fungiphilic | 1 | J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2283. |
| Fungistat | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GABA-nergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastroprotective | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastrosedative | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Gastrostimulant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Glaucomagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glutathionergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glutathionigenic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Goitrogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Gonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Gram(+)icide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gram(-)icide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GST-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |