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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cholagogue | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Choleretic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholinergic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Circulatory-Stimulant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Circulotonic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Clastogenic | 1 | Friedman, M. and Dao, L. 1990. Effect of Autoclaving and Conventional and Microwave Baking on the Ergot Alkaloid and Chlorogenic Acid Contents of Morning Glory (Ipomoea tricolor Cav. cv.) Heavenly Blue Seeds. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 805-808. |
| CNS-Active | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| CNS-Depressant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagen-Sparing | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collyrium | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Comedogenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Comedolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Copper-Antagonist | 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 |
| Cosmetic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |