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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 * |