Flax
This medicinal plant is native to the Nile, but is now cultivated in most parts of the world.
Flax belongs to the family Linaceae.
The scientific name of this medicinal plant is Linum usitatissimum L.
The Linum usitatissimum is a herbaceous plant. The flax stem is hollow, cylindrical straight and narrow, pointy leaves.
The flowers of this medicinal plant growing in the end of the branches, have five petals, light blue, the fruit is a capsule nearly round finished in the top edge, interior is divided into ten cavities each of which contains a seed of dark and bright so long and flat.
The stem of this medicinal plant is used to make cloth, and his seed (linseed), flaxseed meal to extract and linseed oil). Dried fruit of this medicinal plant is called “gargoyle“.
Are used for medicinal purposes seed and aerial parts of this medicinal plant.
The properties of flax seed refreshing, calming, diuretic, cleansing, laxatives, emollients and antirheumatic.
The Linum usitatissimum L. containing fat or oil linseed oil, composed mainly of polyunsaturated essential fatty acids and fractions of Omega-3 type. Other mucilage, traces of prussic acid, soluble fiber (pectin), provitamin A, vitamin B, D and E, phytosterols.
Recipes from this medicinal plant:
Cooking: cook the seeds of this plant medicinally for 15 minutes, add honey.
Indicated in cases of rheumatism and gout.
Cooking: flax seed in baking 20 to 30 gr. per liter of drinking water against gastrointestinal diseases, stomach irritation, dysentery, diarrhea, vomiting, inflammation of the kidneys, the bladder and urinary tract in general.
It is recommended to leave all night to soak a teaspoon of flaxseed in a glass of cold water. The next day is taken on an empty stomach contents of the cup. This treatment must be for a time, always, to normalize digestion, thus strengthening the stomach, while
Tags: calming, cleansing, emollient, laxative, vomiting
