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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOTAUSTRALIN | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUCENIN-1 | 0 | Leaf | 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. |
| LUCENIN-2 | 0 | Leaf | 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. |
| LUTEOLIN | 78 | 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. |
| LYSINE | 4 | Plant | not available | 0.2 | -1.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Seed | not available | 2.5 | -1.64 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Hay | not available | 3100.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Seed | 3715.0 | 7002.0 | 1.60 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | 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. |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Hay | not available | 8.1 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Seed | 50.0 | 70.0 | 0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANNURONIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 4500.0 | 9000.0 | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | -1.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-LINAMARIN | 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. |
| MOLYBDENUM | 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. |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Seed | 20000.0 | 84000.0 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | 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. |
| NEOLINUSTATIN | 1 | Seed | 19.0 | 4540.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NH3 | 0 | Seed | not available | 3000.0 | -1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Seed | not available | 15.0 | -0.83 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| 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 |