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

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Flaxseed Extract INCI Name Linum Usitatissimum Extract Omega-3 Flaxseed Extract Flaxseed Ext Lignans Help Weight loss Drive away Edema photo picture image Seeds:  For constipation, eat 1-2 tbsp of seeds, followed by 1-2 glasses of water; the seeds swell in the bowel to produce a gentle, bulking laxative. The seeds can be mixed with muesli, cereal, or honey and soft cheese, then eaten at breakfast. Simultaneous high fluid intake is important.

 Infusion: Use for coughs and sore throats; flavor with honey and lemon juice.

 Poultice: Crush the seeds, and apply to boils, abscesses, and ulcers; apply locally for pleurisy pain.

 Maceration: Soak the seeds in water to produce a thick mucilage, which can be taken for inflammations of the mucous membranes, such as gastritis and pharyngitis.

 Oil: The essential fatty acids this contains can be helpful for eczema, menstrual disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, and atherosclerosis. Add 2 tsp freshly pressed oil or 1-2 tsp freshly crushed seeds to the diet every day.

 Infusion: Take the fresh herb for constipation, liver congestion, and rheumatic pain.

 Parts Used Medicinally: The fruit is a globular capsule, about the size of a small pea, containing in separate cells ten seeds, which are brown (white within), oval-oblong and flattened, pointed at one end, shining and polished on the surface, 1/6 to 1/4 inch long. They are inodorous except when powdered, but the taste is mucilaginous and slightly unpleasant.

 Linseed varies much in size and tint: a yellowish variety occurring in India. Holland, Russia, the United States, Canada, the Argentine and India furnish the principal supplies. The Russian seed or Dutch-grown of Russian origin, though small, is preferred for Flax-growing, as it is hardier than the large southern seed from the Mediterranean and India. For medicinal purposes, English and Dutch seeds are preferred, on account of their freedom from weed-seeds and dirt. If containing more than 4 per cent of weedseeds, linseed may be said to be adulterated. Of English and Dutch seeds about twelve weigh 1 grain, but some of the Indian and Mediterranean varieties are twice as large and heavy.

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  • Name:Flaxseed Extract
  • Serie No:R078.
  • Specifications:10:1 TLC.
  • INCI Name:LINUM USITATISSIMUM EXTRACT
  • EINECS/ELINCS No.:N/A
  • CAS:N/A
  • Chem/IUPAC Name:Linum Usitatissimum Extract is an extract of the seeds of the linseed,Linum usitatissimum,Linaceae
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