Flaxseed is particularly high in one phytoestrogen, lignan, which appears to decrease estrogen production and which may inhibit the growth of some breast cancers.

• 亚麻籽是特别高，在一植物雌激素，木脂素，这似乎减少雌激素的生产，并可能抑制增长的一些乳癌的发病率。