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Plant Linum usitatissimum (Linaceae)

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Common name(s)
Flax, Linseed
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL Seed -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
16 ACETIC-ACID Seed 3105.0 3853.0 -0.45 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
3 ALANINE Seed -- 0.3 -2.16 *
0 ALPHA-CEPHALINE Seed -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
15 ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID Flower -- -- -- *
15 ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID Seed 108000.0 228000.0 4.69 *
15 ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID Sprout Seedling -- -- -- *
32 ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL Seed Oil -- -- -- *
32 ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL Oil -- 5.0 -0.69 *
0 AMMONIA Seed -- 3000.0 -1.11 *
0 AMMONIA(NH3) Seed -- 3000.0 -0.35 *
101 APIGENIN Plant -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
14 ARGININE Seed -- 0.6 -1.04 *
2 ARSENIC Seed -- -- -- ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
0 ASH Seed 26000.0 49000.0 0.03 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 ASH Hay 62000.0 72000.0 -1.00 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
3 ASPARTIC-ACID Seed -- 0.6 -2.01 *
0 AUXINE-ESTER Seed -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
0 BARIUM Seed -- -- -- ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
53 BETA-CAROTENE Seed 0.0 0.3 -0.41 *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.