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Common Names
Flax; Linseed
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOTAUSTRALIN | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUCENIN-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. |
| LUCENIN-2 | 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. |
| LUTEOLIN | 78 | 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. |
| LYSINE | 4 | Plant | not available | 0.2 | -1.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Seed | not available | 2.5 | -1.64 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Hay | not available | 3100.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Seed | 3715.0 | 7002.0 | 1.60 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | 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. |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Hay | not available | 8.1 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Seed | 50.0 | 70.0 | 0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANNURONIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 4500.0 | 9000.0 | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | -1.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-LINAMARIN | 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. |
| MOLYBDENUM | 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. |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Seed | 20000.0 | 84000.0 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | 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. |
| NEOLINUSTATIN | 1 | Seed | 19.0 | 4540.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NH3 | 0 | Seed | not available | 3000.0 | -1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Seed | not available | 15.0 | -0.83 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 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 * |