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 |
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BETA-HYDROXY-BETA-METHYL-GLUTARIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-HYDROXY-BETA-METHYL-GLUTARIC-ACID-MONOMETHYLESTER | 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. |
BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed | not available | 19.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
CADMIUM | 3 | Seed | 0.1 | 2.8 | 1.08 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
CAFFEIC-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. |
CALCIUM | 28 | Hay | not available | 7200.0 | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 1820.0 | 7400.0 | 0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
CALLISTEPHIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CAMPESTEROL | 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. |
CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Hay | 801000.0 | 817000.0 | 1.00 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 299000.0 | 397000.0 | -0.50 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
CAROTENES | 0 | Seed | 0.3 | 1.1 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
CELLULOSE | 1 | Seed | 93000.0 | 147000.0 | 0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
CEROTIC-ACID | 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. |
CERYL-ALCOHOL | 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. |
CERYL-CEROTATE | 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. |
CHLORINE | 7 | Seed | 42.0 | 78.0 | -0.58 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Plant | 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. |
CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CHOLESTEROL | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
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Anticancer (Skin) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticanker | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Anticarcinogenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticarcinomic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Anticarcinomic (Colon) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticarcinomic (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticardiospasmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticariogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticarpal-Tunnel | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Anticataract | 9 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Anticephalagic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Anticervicaldysplasic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
AntiCFS | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticheilitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Antichilblain | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Antichorea | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antichoreic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Anticirrhotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticirrhotic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Anticlastogen | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |