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Plant Linum usitatissimum (Linaceae)

Common Names
Flax; Linseed
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
LIGNANS 10 Seed 525.0 675.0 -1.00 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
LIGNIN 13 Seed 52000.0 72000.0 0.49 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
LINAMARASE 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.
LINAMARIN 2 Seed 0.0 320.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LINASE 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.
LINEIN 0 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.
LININ 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.
LINOCAFFEIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOCINNAMARIN 0 Seed not available 30.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 30000.0 100000.0 -0.06 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed Oil not available 182000.0 -0.82 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Seed 108000.0 228000.0 3.40 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Seed Oil 210000.0 553000.0 0.94 Duke, 1992 *
LINUM-GALACTANS 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINUSITAMARIN 0 Seed not available 5.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LINUSTATIN 1 Seed 4.8 5380.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LIPASE 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.
LITHIUM 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.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *