Extremely useful properties of flaxseed

Since time immemorial, people have been studying the useful properties of flaxseed and growing flax. Everyone knows that fine clothes are made from linen, but not everyone knows that linen is obtained from no less useful products - its seeds and oil.

What is useful for flaxseed?

Its unrivaled value lies in the fact that it contains various organic compounds and nutrients. Useful properties of flaxseed are due to the content of vegetable fats in it, which have a beneficial effect on the entire human body. The flax seed contains in a large amount such elements useful for our body as potassium, gluten, amino acids, fiber and lignans.

Clinical studies of specialists have shown that the fatty acids contained in the flax seed greatly enhance the action of insulin and prevent the risk of developing diabetes. They are necessary for the construction of intercellular membranes of the brain and the retina of the eyes, improve the function of the adrenal and thyroid glands, help with depression and propensity to alcohol and drugs.

With regular use, flaxseed helps to significantly improve the work of the intestine, improve kidney and liver function, noticeably reduce weight, normalize the functions of the hormonal system of the body. In addition, flax seeds protect our body from clot formation.

Useful properties of flaxseed are used in the treatment of cough (as an expectorant and anti-inflammatory agent). The flaxseed flour com- fort successfully cures furuncles and various kinds of abscesses.

Medicine has long appreciated and successfully applies the useful properties of flaxseed. Let us dwell in more detail and consider the usefulness of flaxseed.

Experiments conducted on animals showed that fatty acids prevent the appearance of cancer cells, and the lignans present in flaxseed seed block enzymes that result from hormonal failures, thereby preventing the appearance and spread of the tumor.

How useful is linseed to people with impaired cardiac function? Due to the antioxidant properties of fatty acids and the ability to lower cholesterol, it helps the normal functioning of the heart muscle, stabilizes the heartbeat and blood flow in tissues, markedly stops the growth of connective tissue in atherosclerosis.

It is also used in the treatment of diabetes. Observing patients with type 2 diabetes who constantly consumed a certain amount of flaxseed, stabilization in the sugar level was observed.

Fatty acids and lignans, creating an excellent combination, help in the treatment of various diseases, for example, Parkinson's disease and asthma. Also, studies have shown that fatty acids contribute to the suppression of inflammatory processes, and lignans can even block enzymes that cause inflammation.

Useful properties of flaxseed are used for internal bleeding, in acute and chronic stages of rheumatism and gout, with chronic colitis. This list is simply limitless.

Flaxseed is used to prepare therapeutic tea, which is used for inflammation of the gums and larynx.

Regular consumption of flax seeds in food can normalize and remove swelling, remove excess water, which is especially important for people with overweight and women who are in the post-menopausal period.

Useful properties of flax seed are preserved in the products of processing - linseed oil and flax flour, although they need to be used for treatment in other doses. Thanks to its pleasant herbal aroma, linseed oil can serve as an excellent dressing for salads, and linseed flour can be used as a fragrant additive in baking.