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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-DEHYDRO-CAMPESTANOL | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 23-DEHYDRO-CHOLESTEROL | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-ETHYL-24(25)-DEHYDROLATHOSTEROL | 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. |
| 24-ETHYL-CHOLESTEROL | 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. |
| 24-ETHYL-TRANS-22-DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL | 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. |
| 24-ETHYLLATHOSTEROL | 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. |
| 24-METHYL-CHOLESTEROL | 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. |
| 24-METHYL-LATHOSTEROL | 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. |
| 24-METHYL-TRANS-22-DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL | 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. |
| 24-METHYLENE-25-METHYLCHOLESTEROL | 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. |
| 24-METHYLENE-CHOLESTANOL | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| 24Z-ETHYLIDENECHOLESTEROL | 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. |
| 24Z-ETHYLIDENELATHOSTEROL | 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. |
| 25-DEHYDRO-SITOSTANOL | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 28-ISOAVENASTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-ETHOXY-NIVEUSIN-B | 0 | Leaf | not available | 11.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-ETHOXYNIVEUSIN-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. |
| 3-HYDROXY-3,4-SECO-DAMMARA-4,24-DIENE | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | 79.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-HYDROXY-DEOXY-3-DEHYDRO-FRUTICIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Insecticide | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge | 22 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Insectifuge? | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Insectiphile | 1 | J. Stored. Prod. Res., 22:141, 1986. |
| Insulin-Sparing | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Insulinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 157. |
| Insulinogenic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Insulinotonic | 1 | J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079. |
| Interferon-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferonogenic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124. |
| Interleukin-6-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Irritant | 19 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Juvabional | 7 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Keratolytic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Larvicide | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvistat | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Laxative | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Laxative? | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91. |
| Leptingenic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Leucocytogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |