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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAUCOSTEROL | 5 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECA-2,5-DIEN-1-AL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-7-AVENASTEROL | 1 | 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. |
| DELTA-CADINOL | 1 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-TOCOPHEROL | 4 | Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEMETHOXY-ENCECALIN | 0 | Root | not available | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEMETHOXY-ENCECALOL | 0 | Root | not available | 19.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDRO-PHASEIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOXINDOLE-3-ACETIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ECHINOCYSTIC-ACID | 0 | 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. |
| ENT-15-BEYERAN-19-OIC-ACID | 0 | 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. |
| ENT-ATISAN-16-ALPHA-OL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ENT-ATISAN-16-BETA-OL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ENT-ISO-KAUR-15(16)-EN-19-OIC-ACID | 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. |
| ENT-KAUR-16-EN-19-AL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ENT-KAUR-16-EN-19-OIC-ACID | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ENT-KAUR-16-EN-19-OIC-ACID-THUJANOL-ESTER | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ENT-KAURAN-16-BETA-19-DIOL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ENT-KAURAN-16-BETA-OL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ENT-TRACHYLOBAN-19-AL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Hypoarginanemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypocalcemic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 21 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Hypocholesterolemic? | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 11 | Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989. |
| Hypokalemic | 1 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Hypolipemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypolipidemic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypothermic | 2 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Hypouricemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ileorelaxant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 8 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Immunostimulant | 9 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Immunosuppressant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inflammatory | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inhalant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| iNOS-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insect-Repellent | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |