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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N-EICOSANE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-HENEICOSANE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-HENTRIACONTANE | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-HEPTACOSANE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-HEPTADECANE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-HEXACOSANE | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-HEXADECANE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-NONACOSANE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-NONADECANE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-OCTADECANE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-PENTACOSANE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-TETRACOSANE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-TRIDEC-2-ONE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEO-CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Seed | 45.0 | 48.0 | 0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIVEUSIN-B | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIVEUSIN-C | 2 | Leaf | not available | 114.0 | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| NUCLEIN | 0 | Seed | not available | 5100.0 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| O-HYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID | 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. |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | 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. |
| 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 * |