Reviews

Influence of Flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum) on Female Reproduction

Alexander V. Sirotkin

This review describes the chemical composition of flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum) and its general health effects, as well as the currently available knowledge concerning its action on the female reproductive state, functions on the ovary and ovarian cells and reproductive hormones, as well as possible constituents and extra- and intracellular mediators mediating its effects on female reproductive processes. Flaxseed contains a number of biologically active molecules, which, acting through multiple signalling pathways, can determine numerous physiological, protective and therapeutic effects of flaxseed...

Development and Validation of a GC-FID Method for the Quantitation of 20 Different Acidic and Neutral Cannabinoids

Waseem Gul, Elsayed A. Ibrahim, Sharjeel W. Gul, Iram Shahzadi, Mohamed M. Radwan, Suman Chandra, Hemant Lata, Mahmoud A. ElSohly

For decades, Cannabis sativa had been illegal to sell or consume around the world, including in the United States. However, in light of the recent 2018 Farm Bill and the legalization of hemp across the US, various cannabis preparations have flooded the market, making it essential to be able to quantitate the levels of the different acidic and neutral cannabinoids in C. sativa and to have a complete cannabinoid profile of the different chemovars of the cannabis plant...