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Introduction
Published in Robert Fried, Richard M. Carlton, Flaxseed, 2023
Robert Fried, Richard M. Carlton
Nevertheless, flax still has many uses: it is cultivated for its seeds, which can be ground into meal or turned into flaxseed oil, a nutrition supplement. Flaxseed oil as linseed oil is an ingredient in many wood-finishing products. But flax fibers are still used to make linen, especially fine Belgian flax linen.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
Published in Charles Theisler, Adjuvant Medical Care, 2023
Linseed Oil or Flaxseed Oil: Topical linseed oil could be effective in the management of mild and moderate carpal tunnel syndrome, especially in improving the severity of symptoms and functional status.9 The topical use of flaxseed oil gel was more effective in the improvement of symptoms and function of patients with mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome as compared with a hand splint.10
Plant Source Foods
Published in Chuong Pham-Huy, Bruno Pham Huy, Food and Lifestyle in Health and Disease, 2022
Chuong Pham-Huy, Bruno Pham Huy
The oil extracted from flaxseed is often called linseed oil and has been widely used for non-culinary purposes. Flaxseed oil has become a popular dietary supplement because of its reputed health-promoting properties. Flaxseed is a cultivar of Linum usitatissimum (family Linaceae). The fatty acid profile of flaxseed oil is largely comprised of polyunsaturates (66%), primarily the omega-3 fatty acid alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) (over 50%), and it is this that makes the oil oxidize rapidly (273). The oil also contains 440–588 mg/100 g of tocopherols. Flaxseed oil may reduce platelet aggregation for the prevention of blood clots and may improve autoimmune disorders. However, excessive intake of flaxseed supplement may cause hemorrhage. Due to its low oxidative stability, it has little use in food preparation.
Fatty acid metabolism in the host and commensal bacteria for the control of intestinal immune responses and diseases
Published in Gut Microbes, 2020
Koji Hosomi, Hiroshi Kiyono, Jun Kunisawa
Because, as mentioned earlier, ω3 fatty acids have anti-inflammatory properties, we next examined the effects of dietary fatty acids in linseed and soybean oil on food allergy in mice. Mice fed linseed oil showed a significantly lower rate of onset of allergic diarrhea compared with those fed soybean oil32 (Figure 2). Consistently, mast cell degranulation was inhibited in mice fed linseed oil.32 Thus, ω3 fatty acids ingested from dietary linseed oil accumulate in intestinal tissues and can prevent diseases through functional regulation of immune cells. Host immunity is associated with not only immune diseases such as inflammation and allergy but also lifestyle-related diseases including hypertension and biological functions of brain and liver. Therefore, a wide variety of physiological functions and diseases likely can be controlled by dietary ω3 fatty acids, and further research is needed.
Eicosapentaenoic Acid Improves Cisplatin-Induced Muscle Atrophy Without Accompanying Body Weight Gain
Published in Nutrition and Cancer, 2019
Kazumi Yoshizawa, Mayumi Tashiro, Shiori Tezuka, Mizuki Uchiyama, Eiji Uchida, Takeshi Yamada
N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), have been identified as promising nutrients with numerous clinical benefits. EPA reduces inflammation and potentially modulates nutritional status and body composition (12). Although, the mechanism is not fully understood, it is well known that EPA inhibits NF-κB activation (13). In this study, we investigated the effects of EPA on CDDP-related loss of muscle mass in mice. In this study, we used olive oil and linseed oil as control. Olive oil contains approximately 70% oleic acid (n-9 fatty acid). On the other hand, linseed oil contains approximately 50% alpha-linolenic acid (n-3 fatty acid).
Aceclofenac oil drops: characterization and evaluation against ocular inflammation
Published in Pharmaceutical Development and Technology, 2018
Rajesh Katara, Sameer Sachdeva, Dipak K. Majumdar
Linseed oil alone inhibited the inflammatory responses in a significant manner (p < .05) as compared with its control. Linseed oil, from the plant Linum usitatissimum, is composed of omega 3–57%, omega 6–16%. Ratio of 1:3 of omega 3: omega 6 is considered to be close to ideal (Roncone et al. 2010). Linseed oil is given orally as an adjuvant therapy in patients in dry eye diseases. In a study, topical use of omega 3 and omega 6 showed successful control of inflammatory symptoms in mice with induced keratoconjunctivitis sicca (Rashid et al. 2008; Parrilha et al. 2015).