The efficacy and function of perennial flax

I don’t know if you are familiar with perennial flax and whether you understand its effects and functions. Let’s take a closer look at the value and eating methods of perennial flax.

【English name】 Linseed

[Alias] Bean hemp, perennial flax.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the flowers and fruits of the perennial flax plant of the Linaceae family.

[Original form] Perennial flax is a perennial herb, 50-70cm tall. The roots are relatively thick. The stem is erect, heavily branched, and woody and smooth at the base. Simple leaves are alternate, sessile, linear or linear-lanceolate, 0.5-1.6cm long, 1-3mm wide, with acute apex, truncate base, and entire margin. Cymes grow on the upper part of stems or branches; flowers are relatively large, 2.3-2.6cm in diameter; sepals 5, spoon-shaped, ovate, pointed at apex, with white membranous margin, 3 protruding veins on the back, persistent; petals 5, light blue, yellow-brown at base, with obvious blue veins, obovate, 1-1.5cm long, 1cm wide, obtuse or slightly serrated at apex; glands 5, attached to filament base; stamens 5, reduced stamens linear; pistil 1, ovary rounded, 5-chambered, divided into 10 pseudo-chambers by pseudosepta, styles 5, longer than filaments, stigmas capitate. The capsule is spherical, longitudinally dehiscent, with 2 seeds in each locule. The seeds are flat, oblong, brown-black, shiny, with an inconspicuous white edge on the ventral surface. Flowering and fruiting period is June to August.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing on hillsides, river beaches and sandy wastelands at an altitude of 2000-3200m.

【Nature and flavor】 Light taste; neutral

【Functions and indications】Unblocks meridians and promotes blood circulation. Blood stasis and amenorrhea

[Usage and Dosage] For oral administration: grind into powder, 3-9g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Flowers and fruits: regulate menstruation and promote blood circulation. Tibetan medicine uses it to treat uterine congestion, amenorrhea, and physical weakness. It is usually ground into powder and used with other medicines.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Based on the above summary, perennial flax still has certain pharmacological effects. What needs to be noted is that perennial flax should be consumed according to one's actual situation and not in excess.