Is a type of plant, according to the scientific classification developed by the scientists of this plant, it belongs to the flax family, which includes about 250 species of plants, and the flax family belong to the rank of mulbegia, The scientific name of the linen is: (Linum usitatissimum), and is abbreviated as follows: (L. usitatissimum).
Flax properties
The flax of annual plants, about a meter high, has beautiful blue flowers, and its rounded fruit contains bright brown seeds known as flaxseeds. These seeds are oil seeds, from which oil is extracted with many benefits, extracted from the bark of a plant Flax fibers are used in the manufacture of fabrics and textiles.
Flax is a plant that spreads in the temperate and warm regions of the northern hemisphere. These areas are the original habitat of this plant, and flax is currently grown in many regions around the world. Global flaxseed production in 2011 was about 1,602,047 tons, and the largest producer of flaxseeds in the world are: Canada, with a production volume of approximately 368,300 tons in 2011, and the second largest producer of flaxseed after Canada is: China, where the volume of production in 2011 about: (350,000) thousand tons, and the third country after Canada and China are: Russia, the fourth country is: India, the fifth is: the United Kingdom, the sixth is: the United States of America.
The nutritional value of flaxseed
The seeds of flax are many benefits; and to the abundance of important nutrients in, where flax seeds contain a moderate proportion of the energy and Alkprobohedrat, and a high proportion of fatty acids, fat mono and bilateral non-saturated, and where a good percentage of protein, fiber and antioxidants, as they do not devoid of vitamins, especially b vitamins and also contain flax seed on the abundant amount of minerals and important salts, including calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.
Benefits of flaxseed
- Flaxseed helps to treat many health problems, especially problems affecting the digestive system, including: constipation.
- Flaxseed helps to stimulate urination.
- Flaxseed is an important source of fatty acids, especially: omega-3 which has many benefits.
- Flaxseed contributes to lowering cholesterol from the body and helps improve heart health.
- Antioxidants that are abundantly found in flaxseeds contribute significantly to the maintenance of body cells, delay aging, and prevent cancer.
- Flaxseed has many cosmetic benefits. It contributes to preventing hair loss, contributes to the health of the skin and increases its freshness.