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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Linum usitatissimum (Linaceae)

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
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL 0 Seed List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ACETIC-ACID 16 Seed 3105.0 3853.0 -0.45 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALANINE 3 Seed 0.3 -2.16 *
ALPHA-CEPHALINE 0 Seed List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Flower *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Seed 108000.0 254600.0 4.69 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Sprout Seedling *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Oil 5.0 -0.69 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Seed Oil *
AMMONIA 0 Seed 3000.0 -1.11 *
AMMONIA(NH3) 0 Seed 3000.0 -0.35 *
APIGENIN 101 Plant List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ARGININE 14 Seed 0.6 -1.04 *
ARSENIC 2 Seed ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ASH 0 Hay 62000.0 72000.0 -1.00 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASH 0 Seed 26000.0 49000.0 0.03 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Seed 0.6 -2.01 *
AUXINE-ESTER 0 Seed List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BARIUM 0 Seed ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed 0.0 0.3 -0.41 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidermatic 1 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidermatitic 5 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidiabetic 13 *
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiarrheic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Cadmium) 1 Let's Live, May 1989.
Antidote (Camphor) 1 *
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Iodine) 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antidote (Lead) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Morphine) 1 *
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidysgeuzic 1 *
Antidyskinetic 4 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 3 *
Antidyspeptic 1 *