| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 307 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Series |
Medicinal and aromatic plants--industrial profiles ; v. 34 |
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Medicinal and aromatic plants--industrial profiles ; v. 34.
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| Contents |
Introduction: history of the cultivation and uses of flaxseed / Marion Vaisey-Genser and Diane H. Morris -- Cultivated flax and the genus Linum L.: Taxonomy and germplasm conservation / Axel Diederichsen and Ken Richards -- Chemical studies on the constituencies of Linum spp. / Neil D. Westcott and Alister D. Muir -- Cultivation of flax / Anatoly Marchenkov, Tatiana Rozhmina, Igor Uschapovsky and Alister D. Muir -- Principal diseases of flax / Khalid Y. Rashid -- Principal insect pests of flax / Ian L. Wise and Juliana J. Soroka -- The contribution of [alpha]-linolenic acid in flaxseed to human health / Stephen C. Cunnane -- The role of flaxseed lignans in hormone-dependent and independent cancer / Sharon E. Rickard-Bon and Lilian U. Thompson -- Flaxseed in the preservation of cardiovascular diseases / Kailash Prasad -- Flaxseed and flaxseed lignans: Effects on the progression and severity of renal failure / William F. Clark and Malcolm Ogborn -- Mammalian metabolism of flax lignans / Alister D. Muir and Neil D. Westcott -- Flaxseed constituents and human health / Alister D. Muir and Neil D. Westcott -- Traditional food and medicinal uses of flaxseed / N. Lee Pengilly -- Use of flaxseed in animal diets to create consumer products with modified fatty acid profiles / Sheila E. Scheideler -- Current market trends and economic importance of oilseed flax / John R. Dean -- Current regulatory status of flaxseed and commercial products / Alister D. Muir and Neil D. Westcott |
| Summary |
This volume is a comprehensive review of the genus covering all aspects of the taxonomy, chemistry, cultivation, pharmacology and commercial uses of flax, and includes chapters on the disease prevention potential of these plants |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Flax.
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Flax -- Therapeutic use
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Seeds.
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Flax
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Plants, Medicinal
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Phytotherapy -- methods
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Plant Preparations -- therapeutic use
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Seeds
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Linum usitatissimum (species)
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NATURE -- Plants -- General.
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Seeds
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Flax
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Muir, Alister D.
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Westcott, Neil D.
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| ISBN |
0203437500 |
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9780203437506 |
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9781134396108 |
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1134396104 |
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9781134396054 |
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1134396058 |
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9781134396092 |
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1134396090 |
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9780429205859 |
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0429205856 |
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