Flax Laxative

Flax (Linaceae)

Common name: meadow flax

Pharmacy name: flax herb laxative - Lini cathartic! herba (formerly: Herba Lini cathartici).

Botanical description: Depending on the habitat, the plant has a height of 5 to 30 cm. The stem is simple, straight or branched; leaves are opposite, bluish; The flowers are white, on long stalks, collected in a loose paniculate inflorescence.

It grows throughout Europe in meadows, banks of streams and springs, on pastures and in light forests.

Active ingredients: bitterness, tannins, essential oil, resin.

Application:

Laxative. In homeopathy it is used for bronchitis, diarrhea, hemorrhoids and menstrual irregularities.