Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Helianthus annuus
Scientific Name and Description
Helianthus annuus L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | common sunflower |
| Hindi | hurduja, hurhuja, suraj-mukhi, surajmukhi, surij-makkhi, surij-makkhi or surij-mukkhi, surjmukhi, सूरजमुखी Surya Mukhi |
| Kannada | adityabhakti, aoorya kaanthi hoo, arka pushpa, hothu thirugu hoo, surya kanthi hoovu, surya-kanti-bija, suryakanti, ಸೂರ್ಯಕಾಂತಿ Suryakanthi |
| Malayalam | suryakanti, suryappu, suryya-kantam-vitta |
| Marathi | brahmoka, soorajmaka, soorya kamala, sooryaphula, surajmaka, surya-kamal, surya-phul, suryaphula |
| Sanskrit | adityabhakta, arkakantha, sauvarcala, suriamukhi, suryamukhi, suryavarta, suvarcala, suvarchala |
| Tamil | aditya-bhakti-chettu, arukkopalam, atavan, atittiyaparani, attikankam, curiya kanti, curiyakantacceti, curiyakantam, curiyakanti, cutu, kanti, kokamantukacceti, kokapantakam, kokapantukam, kolluppanitacceti, kolluppanitam, kotaikantitacceti, kotaikkantitam, muntakanayakacceti, muntakanayakam, nayirutirumpi, nayiruvananki, nerankatti, nerrankatticceti, nontakiri1, nontakiricceti, panippakaicceti, polututirumpi, polututirumpicceti, polutuvananki, putavakanti, putavakanticceti, raviputpam, shuriya-kanti-virai, suriyakanthi, suryakanthi, suryakanti, takanopalam, tanu, tanu tanuvankam, tinakaracceti, tinakaran, tivakaram, uroci, urocicceti, vacciravalli, vinmani, vinmanicceti, சூரியகாந்தி Sooriyakanthe |
| Telugu | aadithya bhakti chettu, aditya-bhakti, aditya-bhakti-chettu, adityabhaktichettu, poddatringudachettu, podduthirugudu chettu, poddutiruguduchettu, proddathringudda chettu, proddutiruguduchettu, sooryakaanthamu, surya kanthi, surya-kanti-vittulu, surya-vartamu, suryakanti, ಸೂರ್ಯಕಾಂತಿ Sooryakanta |
| Urdu | azriyun |
| Common name | Common Sunflower |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Phytochemicals
Herb usable parts
Fruits
Seeds
Oil
Ethnopharmacology use
Helianthus annuus Linn. Sunflower Asteraceae Herb Leaf, Seed, Flower and Root flavonoids, phenolic acids,
Helianthus annuus L.
Habit-Herb
Parts used -Seed, oil
Application -Snakebite
Treatment -General
References -Patel 2014
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Patel 2014
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FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112