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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 160000.0 | 341000.0 | 0.95 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RAFFINOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RHAMNOGALACTURONAN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Seed | not available | 1.7 | -0.70 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| SECOISOLARICIRESINOL | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| SECOISOLARICIRESINOL | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Seed | not available | 0.2 | -2.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICA | 0 | Seed | 322.0 | 608.0 | -1.00 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| SILVER | 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. |
| SINAPIC-ACID | 9 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SINAPIC-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. |
| SINAPIC-ACID-GLUCOSE-ESTER | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | 400.0 | 1014.0 | 0.89 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SQUALENE | 10 | 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. |
| SQUALENE | 10 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Seed | 2000.0 | 39000.0 | -1.10 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 13595.0 | 16545.0 | -0.21 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed Oil | not available | 81000.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | 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. |
| STRONTIUM | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticlaudificant? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anticlimacteric | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoeliac | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticold | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticolitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticomplementary | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonjunctivitic | 1 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Anticonvulsant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticorneotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticoronary | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCrohn's | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| AntiCRP | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticystinuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticytotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidandruff | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidecubitic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antideliriant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidementia | 8 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidepressant | 6 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidepressant? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |