Active Ingredient:
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| Name | Flax/Flaxseed |
| Description | A plant genus of the family LINACEAE that is cultivated for its fiber (manufactured into linen cloth). It contains a trypsin inhibitor and the seed is the source of LINSEED OIL. [MeSH] |
| Related Names/Sources | Flax Seed Oil; Flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum) Oil [seed]; Flaxseed Oil; Linum usitatissimum; Omega-3; Omega-3 Polyunsaturates |
| Related products | Products that contain Flax/Flaxseed |
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