4 Medicinal Benefits of SunFlower

HELIANTHUS ANNUS LINN.

The sunflower plant is very common everywhere and needs no description. The seeds found on the inflorescence are commercially used for food and extracting edible oil. There are many varieties of sunflowers. They are cultivated not only for commercial purpose, but in many gardens, as ornamental plant.

Medicinal use:

• To heal wounds, bruises and ulcers.
• Pulmonary diseases, bronchitis, cough, asthma, dysentery, whooping cough and colds.
• Relieves headache.
• For treatment of nervous conditions.

How to use:

• The crushed leaves and the seeds made into poultice is used for application over bruises, wounds and ulcers.
• The flowers and the dried or fresh leaves are prepared as tea in pulmonary diseases, bronchitis, cough, asthma, dysentery and whooping cough.
• The oil extracted from the raw seeds is recommended for chest diseases in doses of 10 to 15 drops, two to three times a day. The drink made from the seeds is good for headache, nervous conditions, pulmonary and bronchial diseases and colds. 

Parts used
The leaves, flower, seeds and oil.