An official website of the United States government.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOLINE | 20 | Seed | 910.0 | 1180.0 | -0.46 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | 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. |
| CHRYSANTHEMIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-12-OXOPHYTODIENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-LINOLEIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Seed | not available | 4.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 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. |
| COLININ | 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. |
| CONIFERYL-ALDEHYDE | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| COPPER | 12 | Seed | 17.0 | 23.0 | 0.74 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| CYANIDIN | 7 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| CYANIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Cotyledon | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSYL-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN-3-TRIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANOGENIC-GLYCOSIDES | 0 | Seed | 3310.0 | 8350.0 | not available | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| CYCLOARTENOL | 7 | 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. |
| CYCLOLINOPEPTIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYCLOLINOPEPTIDE-A | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYCLOLINOPEPTIDE-B | 0 | Seed | not available | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTEINE | 13 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | -1.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Perfumery | 4 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Peristaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Phospholipase-A2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phospholipase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phytoalexin | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Phytotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pigment | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Pituitary-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PKC-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Poultice | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Preservative | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Progestational | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prolactinogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Proliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |