Family Name: Linaceae
Botanical Name(s): Linum Usitatissimum
Popular Name(s): Flax Seeds, Linsed
Parts Used: Flax Seeds, Flax Seed Oil, Leaves & roots on request.
Habitat: Cultivated throughout India.
Description: The seeds produce a vegetable oil known as linseed oil or flaxseed oil. It is one of the oldest commercial oils and solvent-processed flax seed oil has been used for centuries as a drying oil in painting and varnishing. The seeds are edible and cold pressed and suitable for human consumption and also one of the most concentrated plant sources of the omega-3 alpha-linolenic acid. Flax seeds come in two basic varieties- brown and yellow.
Uses: Flax Seed is used internally in habitual constipation, functional disorders of the colon resulting from the misuse of laxatives and irritable colon, as a demulcent preparation in gastritis and enteritis. These little seeds improve digestion, help stabilize blood glucose levels, fight tumor formation and enhance cardiovascular health.