What is Flaxseed?Natural source of ALA,Omega-3 EFAs,lignans,benefits and utility uses...

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Botanical Identification and info of flaxseed.

Flaxseed Extract INCI Name Linum Usitatissimum Extract Omega-3 Flaxseed Extract Flaxseed Ext Lignans Help Weight loss Drive away Edema photo picture image Official Latin Name: Linum usitatissimum
 Botanical name: Linum usitatissimum.
 Family: Linaceae
 Parts used: ripe seeds and their expressed oil
 Meaning of literature: The species name "usitatissimum" means "most useful".

 Synonyms: flaxseed, common flax, lint bells, winterlien,Chih-ma,Common Flax,Flax,Flax Seed,Flax Weed,Linseed,Lint Bells,Toad Flax,Uma,flaxseed kernel,linseed kernel.
 Other Possible Synonyms: L. crepitans[G] L. humile[B,G,P] L. usitatissimum subsp. transitorium[G] L. usitatissimum var. humile[B,G,P]

 Common Names: Flax,Golden Flax, Ama, Annual Flax, Chih Ma,Lini semen,flaxseed,Common Flax, Cultivated Flax, Hu Ma, Kahtan, Keten, Kettan, Kittan, Lin, Linaza, Lino, Linseed, Linseed Flax, Linum usitatissimum

 Other Common Names: Ama [E ], Annual Flax [H ], Chih Ma [E ], Common Flax [P,H,L ], Cultivated Flax [B ], Flax [H,S,MS,E,L ], Flax, Common [S ], Hu Ma [E ], Kahtan [E ], Keten [E ], Kettan [E ], Kittan [E ], Lin [E ], Linaza [E ], Lino [E ], Linseed [E,H ], Linseed Flax [H ], Vlas [D ],

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last edit date:11th,June.2009.