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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 89000.0 | 350000.0 | 2.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 690.0 | 730.0 | -0.57 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LOLIOLIDE | 2 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUPEOL | 21 | 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. |
| LUTEIN | 15 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEIN-EPOXIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Seed | 9370.0 | 9900.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Seed | 3540.0 | 5176.0 | 0.88 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | 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. |
| MALONIC-ACID | 1 | 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. |
| MALTOSE | 2 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Seed | 20.0 | 21.0 | -0.41 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MELOBIOSE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MENTHOL | 63 | Flower Essent. Oil | 235000.0 | 310000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Seed | 4940.0 | 20500.0 | 4.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-ACETATE | 3 | 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. |
| MUFA | 13 | Seed | 94620.0 | 100000.0 | -0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed | 500.0 | 900.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTENAL | 5 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-DOCOSANE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antianaphylactic | 4 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiandrogenic | 4 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antianemic | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianginal | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianxiety | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiaphthic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarachidonate | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarrhythmic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 7 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiataxic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiatherogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatheromic | 1 | Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990. |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 11 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacillary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |