The healing properties of flaxseed have been known since the time of Avicenna. Many recipes in one form or another contain flax seeds, the use of which is widespread in folk medicine. What is their strength?
Flax seeds. Healing properties
In the composition of flax seeds, 45% is linseed oil. It contains essential (not produced by the body) omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, which are involved in fat metabolism and the construction of the membranes of all body cells.
The presence of mucus (up to 12%) makes it possible to treat diseases of the stomach. Mucus, enveloping the esophagus, protects it from irritation. It is important that this action lasts a long time, neutralizing the increased secretion of gastric juice. In the large intestine, swollen seeds facilitate the promotion of its contents, effectively regulating the activity of the intestine. Proteins (23%) and carbohydrates (13%), a rich complex of micro and macro elements contribute to strengthening the protective functions of the body.
The treatment of blood vessels (coronary and peripheral) in atherosclerosis occurs due to a decrease in the content of fat and cholesterol in the blood by burning saturated fatty acids forming cholesterol plaques with unsaturated omega fats. Avicenna believed that flax seed has a thinning, cleansing and softening properties, and used it in the treatment of wet cough.
Flax seeds. Application
Atony of the intestine. Two - three times during the day, drink an infusion of 2 teaspoons of crushed seeds in a glass of boiling water. Adding honey or sweet jam will enhance the effect of the infusion.
Cystitis. Bladder disease Kidney cleansing. Every two hours, take the same infusion of 100 ml.
Diabetes. Instead of seeds, oat straw is used mixed with blueberry leaves and empty bean pods. Chilled and filtered broth (3 tablespoons per 3 tablespoons of water, boil for 15 minutes) is taken with a meal in half a glass. Over time, the feeling of dryness and thirst that usually accompany the disease disappears. With the disappearance of symptoms, you can gradually reduce the amount of broth consumed.
How useful are flax seeds for men and women? Their use by pregnant women improves the growth and development of the fetus. Nursing mothers can increase the amount of milk. Phytoestrogens (female sex hormones) weaken the premenstrual syndrome, at an older age they help to endure the discomfort of menopause. Flaxseed can help men in the treatment of alcoholism and drug addiction, relieve withdrawal symptoms with withdrawal syndrome.
Cancer Prevention Lignans and tocopherol contained in flaxseed have antioxidant and anticarcinogenic properties. With an antitumor effect, flax seeds for the breast are used to inhibit the growth of cancer cells in the mammary glands.
Excretion of radionuclides. A decoction (a glass of seeds, filled with 2 liters of boiling water, languishes in a water bath for two hours) is taken before meals (half an hour) up to 7 times a day in half a glass.
Joint pain. Place a linen bag with crushed linseeds for 10 minutes in hot water, attach to a sore spot and keep until cool.
Another important issue that interests many when talking about flax seeds is their use for weight loss. Here are a couple of recipes that can help with this. A tablespoon (without slide) of seeds, filled with two glasses of boiling water, insist overnight in a thermos. Take the broth half an hour before meals. The second recipe will help get rid of hunger. Add flaxseed to a not very thick berry jelly, where they swell, forming a useful mass, and satisfy hunger.
Probably, without exaggeration, we can say that the use of recipes based on such a simple and affordable product will benefit any person.