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

Range: Likely native to Europe. Also found in USA, Canada, China, Egypt, India, Iraq, South and Central America, Kurdistan, Peru, Spain, Turkey, Venezuela

Habitat: Prefers a light well-drained moderately fertile humus-rich soil in a sunny sheltered position. Prefers a cool moist climate.

Composition: Nutritional experts have identified lignans, fiber and Omega-3 fatty acids, as the nutrients in flaxseed that appear to have substantial health  benefits.

Flaxseeds are the most abundant source of lignans. Lignans are a type of insoluble fiber that act as phytoestrogens that have shown to help relieve the symptoms of menopause, as well as having anticancer, antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral properties. It is the anticancer effects of lignans that have received the most research attention lately.

Seed: Its cultivation reaches back to the remotest periods of history, Flax seeds as well as the woven cloth having been found in Egyptian tombs. Click Here for complete article. 

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