Flaxseed Binomial name = Linum usitatissimum
Basics:-
Flax seeds come in two basic varieties:
1. brown;
2. yellow or golden
Flaxseed able to produce vegetable oil that is known as flaxseed oil or linseed oil; it is made of essential healing compounds. Oil from this seed is used to make medicine. It is Rich in source of essential fatty acids, or EFAs.
Flax seeds contain high levels of dietary fiber as well as lignans, an abundance of micronutrients and omega-3 fatty acids.Flax seeds contain 23% 18:3 Omega-3 fatty acids and 6% 18:2 Omega-6 fatty acids. Flaxseed oil contains 53% 18:3 Omega-3 fatty acids and 13% 18:2 Omega-6 fatty acids.
Flaxseeds contain omega-6 fatty acids in the form of linoleic acid; omega-6s are the same healthy fats found in vegetable oils.
Usefullness of flexseed oil:-
- Lower cholesterol level to protect against heart disease
- control high blood pressure
- Control constipation,
- Hypertensiom
- Skin problem.
- Healthy hair growth :
