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Common Names
Flax; Linseed
How this plant is used
Food
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antimyocarditic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimyoclonic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antineoplastic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephritic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antinephrolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinesidioblastosic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antineuralgic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurasthenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuritic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuropathic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antineurotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antinitrosaminic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinociceptive | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antinyctalopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiophidic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiophthalmic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiosteoarthritic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiotitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |