It has the effects of dispelling wind, calming the liver, clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, detoxifying and expelling pus.
Sunflowers can be grown in all seasons, mainly in summer and winter. The flowering period can last more than two weeks. In addition to looking like the sun, sunflowers have bright and generous flowers that are suitable for ornamental display. Sunflowers grow very quickly. They usually bloom in about two months after planting. Their flower types can be single-petaled, double-petaled, single-flowered, or multiple-flowered. The flowering period is quite long and can last more than two weeks.
The middle part of the inflorescence is a bisexual tubular flower, brown or purple, strong. Achenes, obovate or egg-shaped oblong, slightly flattened, with lignified skin, gray or black, commonly known as sunflower seeds.
First of all, sunflower is a very good ornamental plant. Generally, ornamental varieties are characterized by shorter plants, usually no more than half a meter, so they are suitable for planting in pots.
Secondly, sunflowers have very good economic value. Seeds contain fat, protein, vitamins and minerals. They are all unsaturated fatty acids, which can promote cell regeneration, reduce blood sugar levels, and prevent arteriosclerosis and coronary heart disease.
Its protein content accounts for a quarter, especially the proportion of amino acids is very high, and its potassium content exceeds that of bananas and oranges.
Not only can it be made into popular sunflower seeds, it can also be squeezed out of high-grade edible sunflower oil with low cholesterol.