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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORNEOL | 35 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL-ACETATE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BRASSICASTEROL | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BRASSINOLIDE | 3 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BREIN | 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. |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | 4.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Seed | 1600.0 | 1800.0 | 0.95 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 917.0 | 1225.0 | -0.54 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CALENDULADIOL | 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. |
| CAMPEST-7-EN-BETA-OL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Seed | 750.0 | 770.0 | 0.97 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHOLENAL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHOR | 41 | 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. |
| CAPRIC-ACID | 3 | 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. |
| CAPROIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 133000.0 | 213000.0 | -1.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CASTASTERONE | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CELLULOSE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CELLULOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antidiabetic | 15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiabetic? | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Antidiarrheic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Acetaminophen) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 1 | Let's Live, May 1989. |
| Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Lead) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Paracetamol) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidrepanocytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysenteric | 1 | Wealth of India. |
| Antidysgeuzic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 4 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyspeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysphagic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiEBV | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antieczemic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiedemic | 13 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |