The Flaxseed Blog

New Zealand Flax

Phormium tennax:  New Zealand Flax  New Zealand flax is completely unrelated to common flax or linseed [...]

Linseed: flax and its other names

Linum usitatissimum Linseed was one of the first plants cultivated by man at least as [...]

Remove foreign substance from the eye

How to get something out of your eye Using linseed to get grit and other particles out of [...]

Linnet

Linnet: the linseed bird Whilst looking through my Complete Book of British Birds, I was [...]

Natural Cough elixir, Persistent cough, chronic catarrh & lung congestion remedy

Simple, natural remedy for congestion, chronic catarrh and persistent coughs I have been told about this remedy [...]

Liquorice and linseed cough medicine recipes

Traditional liquorice and linseed  cough medicine Linseed as a natural remedy for coughs goes way back [...]

What’s the Difference? Which is best Gold or bronze, yellow or brown?

Q: What is the difference between gold and bronze Flaxseed (Linseed)? A:The original  variety of [...]

“Phytoestrogens in Flaxseed may HALT Breast Cancer & other forms”

“Phytoestrogens in Flaxseed may HALT Breast Cancer & other forms” Today the Daily Alternative sent [...]

Old Fashioned flax harvesting

Northern Ireland flax and linen In the last couple of centuries flax was an important [...]

Harvesting Linseed and Flax

Linseed and flax are grown differently Both linseed and flax, which are simply different varieties [...]

Recipes for coconut & linseed oil vegan butter

Veggie, vegan, healthy, delicious butter Recipe for coconut & linseed butter: the two healthiest cold-pressed extra virgin [...]

Male menopause

Linseed for the male menopause, andropause and an aphrodisiac The posh name for the male menopause [...]