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Common Names
Flax; Linseed
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEROXIDASE | 0 | Cotyledon | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PEROXIDASE | 0 | Hypocotyl | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PEROXIDASE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENOLIC-ACID-ESTERS | 0 | Seed | 739.0 | 5420.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENOLIC-ACIDS | 0 | Seed | 810.0 | 103400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Seed | not available | 0.2 | -1.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHATIDES | 0 | Seed | not available | 7000.0 | -0.10 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| PHOSPHATIDYL-CHOLINE | 2 | Seed | 160.0 | 2025.0 | 1.00 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| PHOSPHATIDYL-SERINE | 0 | Seed | 160.0 | 2025.0 | not available | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| PHOSPHOLIPIDS | 0 | Seed | 360.0 | 4050.0 | -0.60 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Hay | not available | 1110.0 | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 3961.0 | 20335.0 | 3.96 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTIC-ACID | 9 | Seed | 18000.0 | 33000.0 | 1.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTIN | 0 | Seed | 24000.0 | 64000.0 | 1.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOL | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| POLYSACCHARIDES | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Hay | not available | 17400.0 | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Seed | 7964.0 | 15009.0 | 0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.2 | -2.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Hay | 76000.0 | 78000.0 | -1.00 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 2 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 7 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiADD | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiAddisonian | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiadenomic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiadrenalinic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiaflatoxin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiAGE | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiaggregant | 8 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| Antiaging | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialdosteronic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antialkali? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |