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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUCROSE | 14 | Seed | not available | 388.0 | -0.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SULFUR | 14 | Seed | 608.0 | 4200.0 | 0.94 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Seed | not available | 1.8 | -1.14 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| THREONINE | 4 | Seed | not available | 0.2 | -1.82 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIN | 4 | 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. |
| TITANIUM | 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. |
| TOCOPHEROL | 93 | Seed | not available | 47.0 | -0.40 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| TRANS-CAFFEIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | 55.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-FERULIC-ACID | 2 | Seed | not available | 375.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-LINOLEIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Seed | not available | 4.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-SINAPIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | 290.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | -1.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | -1.79 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALINE | 3 | Seed | not available | 0.3 | -1.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VANADIUM | 16 | 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. |
| VICENIN-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. |
| VICENIN-2 | 12 | 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. |
| VITEXIN | 18 | 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. |
| ZINC | 77 | Seed | 85.0 | 155.0 | 3.12 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Synthase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nodulation-Signal | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ophthalmic-Antialkali | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 4 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Osteolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oviposition-Stimulant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ovulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oxidant | 2 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| P21-Inducer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pancreatoxic | 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 |
| Parasiticide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Parasympathomimetic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Percutaneostimulant | 1 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |