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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (-)-ENT-KAUR-16-EN-19-OIC-ACID | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-ENT-KAUR-16-EN-19-OIC-ACID-THUJANOL-ESTER | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-ENT-KAURAN-16-BETA-19-DIOL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-ENT-KAURAN-16-BETA-OL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-KAUR-16-EN-19-OIC-ACID | 3 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-TRACHYLOBAN-19-OIC-ACID-THUJANOL-ESTER | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,2-ANHYDRIDO-4,5-DIHYDO-NIVEUSIN-A | 0 | Leaf | not available | 161.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,2-ANHYDRIDO-NIVEUSIN-A | 0 | Leaf | not available | 228.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | 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. |
| 1-METHOXY-4,5-DIHYDO-NIVEUSIN-A | 0 | Leaf | not available | 207.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-O-METHYL-4,5-DIHYDO-NIVEUSIN-A | 0 | Leaf | not available | 207.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-O-METHYL-HEMI-KETAL-4,5-DIHYDO-NIVEUSIN-A | 0 | Leaf | not available | 207.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 12N-TRICOSANE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 15-BETA-HYDROXY-TRACHYLOBAN-19-OIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 15-HYDROXY-3-DEHYDRO-DEOXY-FRUTICIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | 78.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 15-HYDROXY-DEOXY-3-DEHYDRO-FRUTICIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 17-HYDROXY-ENT-ISOKAUR-15(16)-EN-19-OIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-METHYL-PROPAN-1-OL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 23-DEHYDRO-BETA-SITOSTEROL | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antifibrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiflu | 7 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195. |
| Antifuruncular | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antigallstone | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastric | 1 | Rastitel'nye Resursy, 21: 85. |
| Antigastritic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antigastrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigenotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigingivitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglaucomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglossitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiglutamaergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglycosation | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antigoiter | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antigonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antigonadotropic | 3 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antigranular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigrey | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiGTF | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihalitosic | 2 | American Health, 12(4): 17, 1993. |