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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tumorigenic | 3 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170. |
| Ubiquiot | 7 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 3 | Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93. |
| Uricogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Uricosuric | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Urine-Acidifier | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Urine-Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Uterosedative | 2 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Uterotonic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Varroacide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 10 | Martindale's 29th |
| Vasopressor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasorelaxant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermifuge | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Verrucolytic | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Vibriocide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |