Sunflower (Helianthus)
向日葵属xiàng rì kuí shǔXiangrikuishu
Helianthus · 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 Sunflower for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Cholesterol Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says 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 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 Antioxidant200 records, 25 in people
- Benefit Heart16 records, 6 in people
- Benefit Nutrition52 records, 6 in people
- Benefit Skin63 records, 27 in people
- Cholesterol Syndrome32 records, 7 in people