Flax: The genus LinumAlister D. Muir, Neil D. Westcott CRC Press, 22 mag 2003 - 320 pagine Linum usitatissimum is a widely distributed plant that has a long history of traditional use as both an industrial oil and fiber crop. It is known as linseed in the United Kingdom, or flax in North America. For the last 15 years, there has been a steadily growing interest in the medicinal and nutraceutical value of flax, including experimental evid |
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Taxonomy and germplasm conservation | 22 |
3 Chemical studies on the constituents of Linum spp | 55 |
4 Cultivation of flax | 74 |
5 Principal diseases of flax | 92 |
6 Principal insect pests of flax | 124 |
7 The contribution of αlinolenic acid in flaxseed to human health | 150 |
8 The role of flaxseed lignans in hormonedependent and independent cancer | 181 |
Effects on the progression and severity of renal failure | 214 |
11 Mammalian metabolism of flax lignans | 230 |
12 Flaxseed constituents and human health | 243 |
13 Traditional food and medicinal uses of flaxseed | 252 |
14 Use of flaxseed in animal diets to create consumer products with modified fatty acid profiles | 268 |
15 Current market trends and economic importance of oilseed flax | 275 |
16 Current regulatory status of flaxseed and commercial products | 292 |
9 Flaxseed in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases | 204 |
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