A comprehensive review of flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum L.): health-affecting compounds, mechanism of toxicity, detoxification, anticancer and potential risk

Mueed, A., Shibli, S., Jahangir, M., Jabbar, S. and Deng, Z. · Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition · 2022

Meta-analysis / review

Abstract

This review describes the health-affecting compounds, antioxidant and anticancer benefits, toxicity and detoxification of flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum), characterising the bioactive and antioxidant chemistry of flax.

Referenced for these plants

Flaxseed common flax flax linseedLinum usitatissimum

How to cite

Mueed, A., Shibli, S., Jahangir, M., Jabbar, S. and Deng, Z (2022) 'A comprehensive review of flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum L.): health-affecting compounds, mechanism of toxicity, detoxification, anticancer and potential risk', Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 63(32), pp. 11081-11104. doi:10.1080/10408398.2022.2092718

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