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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 36000.0 | 178000.0 | 0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | 11.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Seed | 900.0 | 1100.0 | 2.71 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | 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. |
| P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 13 | 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. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 14250.0 | 32000.0 | -0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITOLEIC-ACID | 2 | Seed | 490.0 | 515.0 | -0.29 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PECTIN | 24 | Plant | not available | 110000.0 | 1.41 | 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. |
| PECTOLINARIGENIN | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| PENTAN-2-ONE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTOSANS | 0 | Pericarp | 240000.0 | 290000.0 | 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. |
| PERILLYL-ACETATE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE | 2 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Seed | 11690.0 | 48000.0 | 4.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHATIDYL-CHOLINE | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHATIDYL-ETHANOLAMINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHATIDYL-SERINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 6930.0 | 7450.0 | 0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | 5 | Seed Oil | not available | 0.1 | -1.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTATE | 0 | Seed | 16000.0 | 17030.0 | 0.58 | 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 * |