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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL | 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. |
ACETIC-ACID | 16 | 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. |
ALANINE | 3 | Seed | not available | 0.3 | -2.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
ALPHA-CEPHALINE | 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. |
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Seed | 108000.0 | 254600.0 | 4.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Oil | not available | 5.0 | -0.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
AMMONIA | 0 | Seed | not available | 3000.0 | -1.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
AMMONIA(NH3) | 0 | Seed | not available | 3000.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
APIGENIN | 101 | Plant | 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. |
ARGININE | 14 | Seed | not available | 0.6 | -1.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
ARSENIC | 2 | 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. |
ASH | 0 | Hay | 62000.0 | 72000.0 | -1.00 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
ASH | 0 | Seed | 26000.0 | 49000.0 | 0.03 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | not available | 0.6 | -2.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
AUXINE-ESTER | 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. |
BARIUM | 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. |
BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Seed | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
---|---|---|
Cyanogenic | 4 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
Cyclin-B1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Cyclin-D1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 3 | Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets, e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp. |
Cytochrome-P450-1A1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Cytotoxic | 4 | Planta Medica, 57: A113, 1991. |
Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
Deliriant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Demulcent | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Depressant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Dermatitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Detoxicant | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Diaphoretic? | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
Differentiator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Diuretic | 8 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
DNA-Protective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Emetic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Emollient | 1 | Martindale's 29th |