Steinmetz:Linum

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Linum catharticum

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Linaceae
English Names
  • Purging Flax
  • Mountain Flax
Natural Habitat
  • Central Europe
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Lini cathartici
Constituent(s)
  • linin (bitter principle)
  • colouring matter
  • linarin
  • resin
  • saponin
  • tannin
Action
  • purgative
  • diuretic
  • vermifuge
  • used in liver diseases



Linum usitatissimum

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Linaceae
English Names
  • Linseed
  • Flax
Natural Habitat
  • temperate countries
  • Southern Europe
  • Russia
  • Egypt
  • Central Asia
  • India
  • China
  • North Africa
  • Argentine
  • Brazil
  • U. S. A.
  • Canada
Part(s) Used
  • Semen Lini
  • Oleum Lini
  • Placenta seminis Lini = Farina Lini
Constituent(s)
  • seed: fixed fatty oil
  • mucilage
  • amygdalin
  • proteins
  • resin
  • wax
  • sugar
  • albumen
  • linamarin
  • lecithin
  • enzymes
Action
  • seed: antispasmodic
  • anodyne
  • healing laxative; oil: demulcent
  • emollient
  • expectorant; cake: emollient

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