Flax seed Extract

Plant Sources: flax seed

Appearance: Light yellow fine powder
Bioactive Ingredients: Secoisolariciresinol Diglucoside, SDG

Molecular Weight: 542.58

Specification: Flax lignans 20%,40%,60%

Lignans are one of the two major classes of phytoestrogens; the other class is the isoflavones. Plant lignans are polyphenolic substances derived from phenylalanine via dimerization of substituted cinnamic alcohols. Mammalian lignans are lignans derived from plant lignans. For example, following ingestion, SDG is converted to the aglycone secoisolariciresinol, which is then metabolized to the mammalian lignans enterolactone and enterodiol. Most of the effects of oral SDG are mediated by enterolactone and enterodiol.

Function:
1. Anti-cancer effect;
2. To reduce premenstrual syndrome;
3. To prevent against osteoporosis;
4. To lower cholesterol