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Linseed oil

Linseed oil

(Science: chemical) The fixed oil obtained from the dried ripe seed of linseed, linum usitatissimum (l. Linaceae). It is used as an emollient in liniments, pastes, and medicinal soaps, and in veterinary medicine as a laxative. It is also called flaxseed oil.

Pharmacological action: cathartic, emollients.

chemical name: linseed oil


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Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain

... just eat little about 3 times a day. I cannot eat anything white no bread, pasta, rice patatoes, they all bloat you up! loads of seeds and grains linseed is exellent for the bowels sprinkled on natural yoghurt and water is the KEY drink tonnes of water loads of water as much as you can a day really ...

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by Hippychick
Sun May 11, 2008 9:46 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
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