LINUM USITATISSIMUM SEED OIL

The toadflax, also known as flax, came into the spotlight in 2005 when it was voted medicinal plant of the year. And rightly so, since the Middle Ages the plant fibres linen and linseed have been used to produce what is probably the most physiologically valuable edible oil.

Linseed oil contains more essential omega-3 fatty acids than any other vegetable oil. And it is precisely these that the body needs, as it is not able to produce them itself. From them, the body extracts its own omega-3 fatty acid called DHA, which is particularly found in the nerve cells of the brain and the retina. Since this conversion also takes place in the mammary glands and DHA reaches the infant via breast milk, there is much to suggest that omega-3 fatty acids are involved in the construction of the embryonic brain.

Together with the vitamins E and A which are also contained, linseed oil stimulates the skin to regenerate cells and protects it against oxidative stress.

By the way: Latin for linseed is linum usitatissimum. The Latin adjective means "mostly used" and thus refers to the manifold uses of the plant.