ABSTRACT
Today, plant derivatives such as pulp, seeds, leaves and flowers are studied and researched, and their phytochemistry offers many therapeutic and therapeutic properties, thus gaining importance in medicine and chronic pain treatment. Flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) is widely used in the treatment of many diseases. The aim of this study is to investigate the phytochemical and composition of flaxseed extract. As a result, moisture content was determined as 7.21% ±, ash content as 3.047% ±,, crude protein as 19.412% ±,, crude oil as 40.374% ±,, crude fiber as 2.677% ±, and carbohydrates as 16.969% ±,. The extracts were analyzed by standard methods for the presence of phytochemicals such as terpenoids, alkaloids, glycosides, steroids, phenols, tannins, flavonoids and saponins. As a result, plant-derived secondary metabolites such as alkaloids, glycosides, saponins, phenols and terpenoids were present in the aqueous extract of flaxseed, while eugenol, steroids, flavonoids and tannins were absent. Additionally, glycosides, saponins, phenols, eugenol, terpenoids, alkaloids, flavonoids and reducing sugars were found in the ethanolic extract of the seeds, while tannins and steroids were not found. These results indicate that aqueous and ethanolic extracts of flaxseeds contain phytochemicals whose composition may support their medicinal and nutritional values.
