The swelling effect of linseed can be beneficial for digestion if the intestines are sluggish. The most important ingredient: lots of water.
Flax is a very old cultivated plant. It was traditionally used to make linen fabric, but also for paints, as an oilseed or as a medicinal plant. The seeds of Linum usitatissimum (the “most used, most common” flax) was used internally as linseed mucus for gastrointestinal complaints and sore throats. Externally as a pack for inflammation, pain, abscesses and boils.
That’s what science says
Flaxseeds contain 40 percent fatty oil with unsaturated fatty acids and around 12 percent mucilage in the shell. These are particularly important for the digestive effect: Mucilages are polysaccharides that swell significantly in water – they are therefore also referred to as “swelling agents”. Flaxseeds from the pharmacy have a minimum swelling number of 4, so they can swell to four times their volume. This also increases the volume of the intestinal contents and the expansion of the intestines stimulates peristalsis (intestinal movement and thus further transport of the intestinal contents). The high binding ability of the mucilage in flaxseed explains why it is very important to drink enough water – otherwise the flaxseeds can clump together in the intestines and have the opposite effect.
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Take flax seeds correctly
Take 1 to 2 tablespoons of whole or lightly crushed flaxseed with a large glass of water. Pay attention to the quality. Use only after consulting a doctor: for inflammatory bowel diseases, children and pregnant women. Not for use in: intestinal obstruction or diverticula (pouchings of the intestinal wall).
Source: Stern
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