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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-KETO-15-HYDROXY-DEOXY-FRUTICIN | 0 | Shoot | not available | 45.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4,5-DIHYDRO-8,9-DEHYDRO-THEASPIRONE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4,5-DIHYDRO-NIVEUSIN-A | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-DEHYDRO-AVENASTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-ALPHA,7-ALPHA-17-TETRAHYDROXY | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7,24-STIGMASTADIEN-3BETA-OL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 7-ALPHA,16-BETA-17-TRIHYDROXY | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-DEHYDRO-AVENASTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ABSCISIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACONITIC-ACID | 1 | 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. |
| AGROPHYLLIN-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. |
| AGROPHYLLIN-B | 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. |
| ALANINE | 3 | Seed | 11170.0 | 11800.0 | 0.35 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALL-TRANS-LUTEIN-EPOXIDE | 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. |
| ALPHA-AMYRIN | 10 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | 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. |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Plasmodicide | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Preservative | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Prolactinogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Proliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostatitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 2 | Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14. |
| Protisticide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 2 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Radioprotective | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Refrigerant | 2 | 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. |
| Respirainhibitor | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Respirastimulant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Retinoprotectant Optometry | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Roborant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |