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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEPHALIN | 1 | Seed | 615.0 | 1230.0 | -0.74 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Seed | 1900.0 | 28000.0 | 0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLESTEROL | 1 | Seed | not available | 1500.0 | 1.00 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Seed | not available | 1200.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CILIARIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ACID | 18 | 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. |
| CIS-13'-LUTEIN-EPOXIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-13-VIOLAXANTHIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-5,6-LUTEIN-EPOXIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-9'-LUTEIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-XANTHOXIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRAL | 53 | 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. |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Seed | not available | 1900.0 | -1.23 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| COPPER | 12 | Seed | 15.0 | 19.0 | 0.38 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CRYPTOXANTHIN | 2 | 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. |
| CUMIN-ALCOHOL | 1 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUTIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYCLOARTENOL | 7 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTEINE | 13 | Seed | 4510.0 | 16000.0 | 2.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAUCIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 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. |