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About this book
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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Yes, you can access Flax by Alister D. Muir, Neil D. Westcott, Alister D. Muir,Neil D. Westcott in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Ciencias biológicas & Biología. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface to the series
- Preface
- 1. Introduction: history of the cultivation and uses of flaxseed
- 2. Cultivated flax and the genus Linum L.: Taxonomy and germplasm conservation
- 3. Chemical studies on the constituents of Linum spp.
- 4. Cultivation of flax
- 5. Principal diseases of flax
- 6. Principal insect pests of flax
- 7. The contribution of α-linolenic acid in flaxseed to human health
- 8. The role of flaxseed lignans in hormone-dependent and independent cancer
- 9. Flaxseed in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases
- 10. Flaxseed and flaxseed lignans: Effects on the progression and severity of renal failure
- 11. Mammalian metabolism of flax lignans
- 12. Flaxseed constituents and human health
- 13. Traditional food and medicinal uses of flaxseed
- 14. Use of flaxseed in animal diets to create consumer products with modified fatty acid profiles
- 15. Current market trends and economic importance of oilseed flax
- 16. Current regulatory status of flaxseed and commercial products