Constipation is one condition for which flaxseed, also known as linseed, may offer benefits. The tiny seeds from the flax plant have a long history of medicinal uses because of their nutritional ...

What would you like us to cover? Get in touch. Flax is not just a plant that produces seeds rich in omega-3. It’s also used to make linseed oil, a natural wood preserver, and the natural fiber linen. ...

Flax, also known as common flax or linseed, is a flowering plant, Linum usitatissimum, in the family Linaceae. It is cultivated as a food and fiber crop in regions of the world with temperate ...

U.S. firm Grain Millers Inc. plans to process flax at Angusville, Man., where the former Glanbia Nutritionals flax plant suffered $7 million in damages in this blaze in March 2012. (RCMP photo) A U.S.

Flax plants in bloom at the PA Flax Project's square-yard plot in Philadelphia. WESA's local, independent journalism is only possible because of financial support from readers like you.

Fitzpatrick, director of health and nutrition with the Flax Council of Canada. In animal studies, the plant omega-3 fatty acid found in flaxseed, called ALA, inhibited tumor incidence and growth.

Farmer Jeremy Dunphy stands next to his four-acre test plot, brimming with flax as a cover crop, sharing what he’s learned with a crowd of 20 farmers, textile artists, designers, and educators. While ...

Flax Seeds: Flax seeds are one of the richest plant-based sources of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), a type of omega-3 fatty acid. Omega-3s are essential for heart health, reducing inflammation ...