Adityabhakta

Comman Name : Sunflower

Latin Name : Helianthus annus

Sanskrit Name : Adityabhakta

• Sunflower seeds, and the oil that is pressed from them are the part of the plant used most often for food and medicine.
• Medicinally, seeds are diuretic, expectorant, and used for colds, coughs, throat, and lung ailments.
• Sunflower oil is suitable for culinary, dietary and cosmetic use.
• A blotting paper is made from the seed receptacles. A high quality writing paper is made from the inner stalk.
• The seed makes excellent chicken-food and feeding fowls on bruised Sunflower seeds is well known to increase their laying power.