Abstract
Flax seed, tiny packs of nutrients supply a wealth of health benefits. Dietary flaxseed has an amazing use in a different health conditions. Research evidences on the properties of dietary flaxseed have wide spread information. It has been found that the tiny, edible seeds of the flax plant, have gained superfood status because of its therapeutic values in preventing the diseases. From the past few years, there is growing evidences that the people have become more health conscious. Many trials have been conducted with the upgraded standards of control available in order to provide consistent information on its significance to the general community. The purpose of this review is to provide a comprehensive summary of the research that have reinforced the growth of flaxseed as a commodity with importance in the health and medicine fields. Flaxseed is emerging as a vital functional food element because of its rich contents of α- linolenic acid (ALA, omega-3 fatty acid), lignans, and fiber. Flax lignans have potential health benefits such as in reduction of cardiovascular disease, cancer, atherosclerosis, diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis, autoimmune and neurological disorders. The role of the Flax protein in the prevention and treatment of heart disease and in supporting the immune system has been proven. The present review focuses on the evidences of the potential health benefits of flaxseed through human and animals. Its role in enhancing the longevity by alleviating the common health challenges like hypertension, cancer and diabetes.
Highlights
In this modern period, one of the major obstacles that current living faces is excellent health, as individuals are suffering from a variety of degenerative lifestyle disorders
The arabinoxylan is composed primarily of xylose, arabinose, and galactose and the L-rhamnose, D-galactose, D-galacturonic and L-fructose acid are the part of rhamnogalacturonan.Significant variations has been observed in monosaccharide composition, carbohydrate yield and quality among accessions from the different part of world collection of flaxseed [17]
The hypotensive effects of flaxseed are attributed to a-linolenic acid's suppression of soluble epoxide hydrolase activity, activation of guanylate cyclase and inhibition of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) by secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG).High concentration of vitamin E reported in flaxseed, which enhances sodium excretion in the urine, which may support in the reduction of blood pressure
Summary
Patel1*, Shivkant Patel, Dillip Kumar Dash, Ramachandran Balaraman and Rajesh A. This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. (1) Dr Juan Carlos Troiano, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. (1) Dusan Surdilovic, Gulf Medical University, UAE. (2) Mohammad Daud Ali, Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences, Saudi Arabia (1) Dusan Surdilovic, Gulf Medical University, UAE. (2) Mohammad Daud Ali, Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences, Saudi Arabia
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