Flax

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Known Location

  • Boll Hold
  • Amber Hills Hold/Golden Waves Minor Holding

Growth form:

Earth flax

Uses:

  • fiber for weaving. Stem yields durable fibers used to make linen and twine.

Medicinal Uses:

  • Seeds contain soothing mucilage, oil contains fatty acids that reduces the risk of thrombosis and treats nutritional deficiencies. Internal overdose may cause poisoning.

Outside Info:

It has slender stems with linear green leaves, flat blue flowers, and oily brown seeds. The mineral-rich seeds yield cold-pressed oil for cooking and hot pressed linseed oil for artist's and industrial use. The seeds can also be used in 'eye pillows' to gently cool tired or sore eyes.

Additional Info[1]

Note

  1. Expanded information refers to information that was added to this wiki post Meani