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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-XYLOPYRANOSE | 0 | 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. |
| D-XYLOSE | 0 | Seed | 5400.0 | 16200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAUCOSTEROL | 5 | Seed | not available | 3.0 | -0.88 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELPHINIDIN | 9 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| DELPHINIDIN-3-0-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELPHINIDIN-3-0-BETA-D-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELPHINIDIN-3-DIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELPHINIDIN-3-GLUCOSYL-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELPHINIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 1 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELPHINIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELPHINIDIN-3-TRIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-5-AVENASTEROL | 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. |
| DELTA-TOCOPHEROL | 4 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIASTASE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| DICROTALIC-ACID | 0 | 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. |
| EICOSANOL | 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. |
| ERUCIC-ACID | 2 | 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. |
| FAT | 0 | Hay | 33000.0 | 61000.0 | 1.00 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 40000.0 | 450000.0 | 0.97 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FATTY-ACIDS | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Upadhya, G. S., Narayanaswamy, G., Kartha, A. R. S. 1974. Note on the Comparative Development of Fatty Acids in Ripening Seeds of 6 Dicot Species Producing C16-C18 Acid Fats. Indian J. Agr. Sci. 44: 620. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiinflammatory | 19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinsomniac | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomniac? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinsulinogenic | 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 |
| Antiischemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiketotic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| AntiLegionella | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antileukemic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukonychic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukoplakic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene-D4 | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipoperoxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic | 5 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antilupus | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| AntiLyme | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilymphomic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |