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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 36000.0 | 178000.0 | 0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | 11.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Seed | 900.0 | 1100.0 | 2.71 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | 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. |
| P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 13 | 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. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 14250.0 | 32000.0 | -0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITOLEIC-ACID | 2 | Seed | 490.0 | 515.0 | -0.29 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PECTIN | 24 | Plant | not available | 110000.0 | 1.41 | 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. |
| PECTOLINARIGENIN | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| PENTAN-2-ONE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTOSANS | 0 | Pericarp | 240000.0 | 290000.0 | 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. |
| PERILLYL-ACETATE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE | 2 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Seed | 11690.0 | 48000.0 | 4.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHATIDYL-CHOLINE | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHATIDYL-ETHANOLAMINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHATIDYL-SERINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 6930.0 | 7450.0 | 0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | 5 | Seed Oil | not available | 0.1 | -1.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTATE | 0 | Seed | 16000.0 | 17030.0 | 0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticarcinomic (Breast) | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Anticardiospasmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticariogenic | 6 | Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105. |
| Anticarpal-Tunnel | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticataract | 9 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticatarrh | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anticephalagic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticervicaldysplasic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCFS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticheilitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antichilblain | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticholinesterase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antichorea | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antichoreic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticirrhotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticlastogen | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticlimacteric | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoagulant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Anticoeliac | 1 | Martindale's 28th |