Flaxseed, Linum usitatissimum, is just what it sounds like - the seed of the flax plant. The typical use of flaxseed is as a source of the essential fatty acids linolenic acid (LN) and linoleic acid (LA). Now research has shown that some of the health benefits associated with flaxseed consumption are due to the presence of compounds known as lignans (SDG), which are known to possess various pro- estrogenic properties.

 

Secoisolariciresinol Diglycoside (SDG) is a plant lignan founded in abundance in flaxseed, which acts as phtytoestrogens, like isoflavones. Huisong¡¯s Flaxseed extract is standardized as Lignans SDG 20%~80% HPLC.