Flax
Flax is a member of the flax family, the Latin name for this plant being Linum catharticum L.
The Latin name for flax is Linaceae S. F. Gray.
Description of Flax
Flax is known by many common names, including flaxseed, lenok, magpie flax, and wild flax. Flax is an annual herbaceous plant with a straight stem that is forked at the top. The leaves are oblong and opposite, with ciliate-roughened margins. The lower leaves are obovate. The flowers are small, white, and have a yellow center. Flax has five sepals, petals, stamens, and styles. The sepals of this plant are iron-tipped, pointed, and half as long as the petals. The petals are white, with yellow bases. The flax fruit is a capsule with five complete and five incomplete septa, and the plant itself is approximately ten to fifteen centimeters tall.
Flax blooms from June to August. In the wild, this plant is found in European Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. It prefers damp meadows and shrubs. It is noteworthy that flax is sometimes also cultivated.
Description of the medicinal properties of flax
Flax has very valuable medicinal properties, and the herb is recommended for medicinal purposes. The term “herb” refers to the flowers, stems, and leaves of this plant. It is recommended to harvest this raw material from June to August.
Flaxseed contains a bitter substance called linamyrin, essential oil, resinous substances, and the glycoside linamirin. However, it’s worth noting that the chemical composition of this plant has not yet been fully studied. Therefore, new medicinal uses for flaxseed may emerge in the near future.
To prepare a healing infusion based on this plant, you will need to take two teaspoons of dry crushed laxative flax herb into two glasses of boiling water. It is recommended to leave the resulting mixture in a sealed container for two hours, after which this healing agent should be filtered very carefully. Take the resulting laxative based on flax before meals four times a day, one third of a glass. It is important to remember that in order to achieve the greatest effectiveness when taking a remedy based on this plant, it is recommended not only to strictly follow all the rules for preparing such a remedy, but also to carefully follow all the rules for taking such a remedy based on flax laxative. In this case, the positive effect of application will be noticed quite quickly.
In addition, it is quite acceptable to take the herb of this plant in powder form. However, it is not recommended to take more than two grams per day, and this amount of flax-based laxative powder should be divided into approximately two to three doses. It is important to remember that in higher doses, the powder of this plant and even with fairly long-term use of flax laxative can cause poisoning in both humans and animals.
