Soft-haired Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
柔毛向日葵róu máo xiàng rì kuíRoumaoxiangrikui
Helianthus annuus · Plant
1
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
May cause allergic reactions in those sensitive to the daisy family; may lower blood sugar; caution with diabetes.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Soft-haired Sunflower for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Cholesterol Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Soft-haired Sunflower does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit HeartBenefit NutritionBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Helianthus annuus and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antioxidant154 records, 16 in people
- Benefit Heart6 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Nutrition38 records, 5 in people
- Benefit Skin40 records, 16 in people
- Cholesterol Syndrome5 records, 1 in people