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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Irritant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Juvabional | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Keratitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Keratolytic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Larvicide | 1 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Larvistat | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Laxative | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Laxative? | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91. |
| Leptingenic | 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 |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipotropic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 6 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lubricant | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lyase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lymphocytogenic | 1 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAPK-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |