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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EO | 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. |
| ERYTHRODIOL | 0 | Shoot | 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. |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FARADIOL | 2 | Flower | not available | 7800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 222000.0 | 523800.0 | 1.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Pollen Or Spore | 2.0 | 3.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 37550.0 | 323000.0 | 1.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FUMARIC-ACID | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GADOLEIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 480.0 | 505.0 | -0.66 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GALACTOSE | 1 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALACTURONIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL | 14 | Oil | not available | 27.0 | -1.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL-ACETONE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GIBBERELLINS | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMINIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 55790.0 | 58900.0 | not available | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GLYCEROL-ALPHA-MONOPALMITATE | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | 102.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Seed | 14610.0 | 15400.0 | 0.64 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GLYCOLATE-OXIDASE | 0 | Cotyledon | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Libidolytic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Lipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipotropic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 8 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Litholytic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Lubricant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lyase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| Metal-Chelator | 3 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Monoamine-Precursor | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mosquitocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |