| PlantID | 0023 |
| Botanical Name | Helianthus annuus |
| Common Name | Surajmukhi |
| Classification | | Kingdom: | Plantae | | Subkingdom: | Tracheobionta | | Division: | Magnoliophyta | | Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Subclass: | Asteridae | | Order: | Asterales | | Family: | Asteraceae | | Genus: | Helianthus | | Species: | annuus |
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| Part used | Flowers, Leaves, Seeds, Roots |
| Medicinal Properties | Relaxant, moderately stimulant. Flowers: tonic, aphrodisiac, anthelmintic. Leaves: emetic. Seeds: diuretic, expectorant. |
| Medicinal Use | Flowers: cures "kapha" and "vata" skin diseases, itching, ulcers, leprosy, hysteria, fever, biliousness, asthma, burning sensation, in scorpion sting and snake bite, emmenagogue, lessen inflammation, piles, opthalmia, kidney diseases. Leaves: used in lumber pain. Seeds: useful in bronchial laryngeal, pulmonary affections, cough and colds. Roots: stregthens teeth, cures toothache. |
| Chemistry | Calories, Protein, Fat, Carbohydrate, Ascorbic acid, Oil, Linoleic acid, Potash, Fiber, Oleic acid, Linolenic acid, saturated acids, Palmitic and Stearic, Natural antitoxidant. |
| Cultivation | Seed harvest at 12% moisture content and stored, will retain viability for several years. Propagation is always by seed. Seed rate of 5.6kg/ha, giving about 62,500 plants per ha. |
| Regional Habitat | Throughout Rajasthan. |
| Description | A variable, erect, often unbranched, fast growing, annual herb. Stem: 0.7-3.5m tall, hirsute. Leaves: alternate, ovate, long-petioled, lamina with 3 main veins, 10-30cm long, apex acute or acuminate; lower leaves opposite and cordate, flowering head terminal on main stem. Flowers: capitula upto 15 cm across, stalk soild; ray-florets yellow, ligules elliptic; disc florets numerous, brownish-yellow, pappus-awns 2, caducous. Fruits: cypsels dark-brown, sub-compressed obovate. Flowers and fruits appears during October-March. |
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