SCIENTIFIC NAME :
Linum Usitatissimum
MEDICINAL VALUE :
Reduces cholestrol content, blood sugar level. Good for certain types of cancers.
NUTRIENT VALUE :
Rich in protein, fiber, omega 3 fatty acids
CULINERY AND OTHER VALUES :
Edible oil. Used as an ingredient in many wood finishing products. grown in gardens as an ornamental plant.
GLOSSARY :
- English : Linseed / Flax Plant
- Tamil : Aliverai
- Malayalam : Alivitta / Chandrasura
- Telugu : Adeli / Adiyalu
- Kannada : Seeme Agase Beeja / Allibeeja
- Hindi : Halim / Chansar / Alshi / Ulsi
- Bengali : Masina / Tishi
- Gujarati : Java / Alshi
- Marathi : Harali / Hariyaalee / Gavath
- Oriya : Pesi
- Punjabi : Alshi
