# Flax

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Herbal Remedy
- **Alternative Names:** Linum usitatissimum, Flax
- **Miasm:** Psoric Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
Key Actions: Antioxidant, Demulcent, Estrogenic, Laxative, Nutritive.
Parts Used: Seed.

## Modalities (Aggravations / Ameliorations)
Cautions: Always dilute with at least 5 times the volume of water. Unripe seed.

## Symptoms by System

### Generalities
- With longstanding medicinal as well as industrial use, linseed (Linum usitatissimum) is better known today as the main vegetable source of omega-3 essential fatty acids.