About Medicinal Plants

An introduction to the medicinal plant, and describe how it is useful ...

Database of the Medicinal plants

A-Z list of herbal plants used in Ayurveda medicines with details...

The Process of Medicinal plants to prepare medicines

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Categories of Ayurveda Medicines

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Different types of Ayurveda Treatments

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About Ayurveda

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Sunflower

Scientific name of Sunflower: Helianthus annuus

Name of Sunflower in different languages:-

Sanskrit: Adityabhakta, Arkakantha

Hindi: Suryamukhi

Malayalam: Sooryakanthi സൂര്യകാന്തി

Plant description

It is an erect, perennial plant, rough and hairy stem, reaching the heights of 3 m., leaves are broad, rough and alternate. Flowers are big and yellow in colour and have petals arranged outside of flower and a disk-like part contains number of seeds arranged spirally

Useful plant parts:

Seeds, oil, root, leaf.

Leaf Arrangement

Shape-Deltoid	Margin-Entire	Venation-Reticulate

Chemical Contents

Vitamin E, Vitamin B, Essential fatty acids, copper, thiamine, phosphorus, selenium, quinic acid,, chlorogenic acid, and caffeic acids etc.

Medicinal Uses:

Stomachic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Anti-psoriatic, Anti-rheumatic, Febrifuge.