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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Synthetase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protisticide | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 1 | Uda, Y., Price, K. R., Williamson, G., Rhodes, M. J. C. 1997. Induction of the Anticarcinogenic Marker Enzyme, Quinone Reductase, in Murine Hepatoma Cells In Vitro by Flavonoids. Cancer Lett., 120 (2): 213-216. |
| Radioprotective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Respirastimulant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Respiroinhibitor | 1 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Roborant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Rodenticide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Scabicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Schistosomicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Secretogogue | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Sedative | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Serotoninergic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Sialogogue | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Soap | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Spermicide | 2 | Martindale's 28th |