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Flaxseed:Beneficial Natural Product for Human Health
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Flax is a bast fibre and obtained from the stock or stem of the Linum usitatissimum (member of the genus Linum in the family Linaceae). It is a food and fiber crop cultivated in cooler regions of the world. The textiles made from flax are known in the Western countries as linen. Like cotton, it is a cellulose polymer, but its structure is more crystalline, making it stronger, crisper and stiffer to handle, and more easily wrinkled. Flax fibres range in length upto 90 cm, and average 12 to 16 microns in diameter. They absorb and release water quickly, making linen comfortable to wear in hot weather. One of nature’s strongest vegetable fibres, flax was also one of the first to be harvested, spun and woven into textiles.
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