Flax Seed Whole (OG) (LINUM USITATISSIMUM)

Description:
Flax Seed, also called Linseed. is an annual plant, belonging to the Linaceae family. It has a tall and slender stem with with linear green leaves, and flat blue flowers with oily brown seeds. Due to the high oil content of Flax Seeds, refrigeration is recommended to slow the oxidation process and prolong the life of the seed.

Origin:
United States

Other Names:
Flaxseed, Linseed, Ume

Part Used:
Seed

Culinary Uses:
Whole Flax Seeds can be eaten raw or cooked. They can be added to cereals, breads, yogurt, and applesauce or other fruit dishes.

Medicinal Uses:
Flax Seed is beneficial to the cardiovascular system, as well as the immune and nervous systems. Whole Flax Seed, when crushed, makes a useful poultice, either alone or used with mustard, that allays irritation and pain and promotes suppuration in ulceration and superficial or deep-seated inflammation. Flax Seed is also a purgative for lungs, and gallstone disorders and eating the seed intact will aid in constipation.

Precautions and Adverse Reactions:
Flax Seed should be ingested with at least 6 oz. of liquid. Not for use by persons with bowel obstruction.

Magickal Powers and Correspondences:
Powers: Money, protection, beauty, psychic powers, and healing.
Planet Rulership: Mercury
Element Rulership: Fire
Gender: Masculine
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