* Please Note: This information is based partly on Traditional Medicine which uses natural materials to support health. This information has not been evaluated or approved by the FDA. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These products are intended to support general well being and are not intended to treat, diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or cure any condition or disease. If conditions persist, please seek advice from your medical doctor.
Description
General Herb Information
Flax - Common Flax (Linum usitatissimum).
Propagation: By seed, germination 8 days.
Nature of Plant: Annual, 18 inches high, single light blue flowers, decorative for flower border or blue garden, narrow blue-green foliage is decorative, flowers delicate.
Spacing of Mature Plants: 12 inches.
Cultural Requirements: Cultivated for flax fiber or seed; seed crops need deeply dug, moist, rich loam, sun.
Uses
Seed: (Medicinal) Crushed seed with hot water for poultices, for inflammation, and chest colds, whole seed as laxative, in cough medicine, for burns, with other seeds in veterinary medicine and for bird food; (Industrial) source of linseed oil for paints, varnishes, putty, in making oilcloth and linoleum, in furniture polish, in rubber manufacture and tanning, flax seed oil and charcoal rubbed over parmesan cheese for shiny coating.
Stem and Fiber: (Industrial) Source of linen thread and cloth.
Flax Seeds for Kidney Health
There are numerous studies involving animals and a significant number of human clinical trials to support the use of flax for kidney-related disorders. A Canadian study out of the University of Western Ontario confirmed kidney-protective properties of flax in relation to lupus nephritis. Lignans extracted from flax seeds have been used successfully to delay the onset of proteinuria and improve filtration rate in mice as reported in the journal Lupus. In Manitoba, flax-fed animals showed "lower serum creatinine levels, less cystic change, less renal fibrosis, and less macrophage infiltration of kidney tissues than controls." This was in an experiment to determine if the ususal course of renal pathology would be altered in experimentally-induced polycystic kidney disease. Flax seed also offers kidney-protective benefits for humans - not just animals. In a 2001 study, a randomized crossover trial concluded that flax supplementation led to lower serum creatine and lower microalbumin levels in forty lupus nephritis patients. Flax seeds have been studied for their anti-inflammatory, antioxodative, and antisclerotic properties. Soy protein also seems to moderate protein levels and improve kidey function. It remains unclear exactly what biochemical constituents are responsible for these positive benefits, although the omega-3 essential fatty acids are the focus of many of the trials.
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Directions
Take 1 capsule, 3 times daily, with meals.
Additional Information
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These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Products are intended to support general well being and are not intended to treat, diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or cure any condition or disease. If conditions persist, please seek advice from your medical doctor. The essence of the current American rule on Traditional Uses is, as stated by FTC, "Claims based on historical or traditional use should be substantiated by confirming scientific evidence, or should be presented in such a way that consumers understand that the sole basis for the claim is a history of use of the product for a particular purpose."
