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Plant Linum usitatissimum (Linaceae)

Common Names
Flax; Linseed
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
NICKEL 3 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.
NICOTINAMIDE 2 Seed not available 38.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC-ACID 33 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
O-GLYCOFLAVONE-C-GLYCOSIDE 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.
OLEIC-ACID 18 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 16.0 120000.0 0.01 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed Oil not available 283000.0 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
OLEORESIN 0 Seed 520.0 5850.0 -1.00 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
ORIENTIN 4 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.
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Seed not available 60.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID-ESTER 0 Sprout Seedling 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.
P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 13 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Hegnauer, R. 1962-1997. Chemotaxonomie der Pflanzen, Bde 1-11. Birkhauser Verlag Basel, Boston, Berlin.
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 19005.0 22515.0 -0.24 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed Oil not available 90000.0 -0.61 Duke, 1992 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 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.
PECTIN 24 Seed 53900.0 100000.0 2.53 Duke, 1992 *
PELARGONIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-RUTINOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PELARGONIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-RUTINOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTOSANS 0 Seed 79000.0 99000.0 0.42 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
PENTOSES 0 Seed 4010.0 4977.0 -1.41 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Ulcerogenic 2 HerbalGram No. 20, page 9.
Uricogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Uricosuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Urine-Acidifier 1 Martindale's 28th
Urine-Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Uterosedative 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Uterotrophic 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
Vasodilator 11 Duke, 1992 *
Vasomotor-Stimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Verrucolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 3 Martindale's 29th
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772.