Flaxseed - A miraculous defense against some critical maladies

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 199-208

  Akhtar, Saeed ^a   Ismail, Tariq ^a   Riaz, Muhammad ^a  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cardiovascular diseases; Diabetes; Fibers; Flaxseed; Health benefits

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BILE ACID; ICOSANOID; LIGNAN; LINSEED OIL; LIPID; PHYTOESTROGEN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BILE ACID SYNTHESIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD INTAKE; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; LINSEED; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; REVIEW; RISK; RISK REDUCTION; SPATIAL MEMORY;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FLAX; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SEEDS;

EID: 84872199361     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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