Here's how to prepare herbal teas with flax seeds and how to integrate them into our diet.
Linen and mauve tea
Linen and mauve : a winning combination on several fronts. This synergy works very well on the Metal element, whose organ and viscera according to Traditional Chinese Medicine are Lungs and Large Intestine, with beneficial effects on the skin.
In fact, mallow is a softening, soothing, emollient remedy that absorbs bronchial mucus and promotes expectoration.
In the intestine, thanks to its component in mucilage, it refreshes, protects the intestinal flora, disinfects and in synergy with linen favors purification . An organism purified from within by stasis shows a clean, shiny, toned skin on the outside.
In infusion : a tablespoon of mallow, a teaspoon of whole flax seeds for a cup of water.
Linseed tea, frangula, fennel and mint
Flax, frangula, fennel and mint : a panacea for the gastrointestinal system.
The frangula has choleretic, cholagogue and laxative properties: it stimulates the production of bile, promotes the emulsion of fats and the correct absorption of nutrients, and regulates intestinal functions.
Fennel is a carminative remedy that controls gastro-enteric fermentation and mint refreshes and helps digestion.
Infusion : a tablespoon of mixed herbal tea of Frangula, Fennel, Mint, a teaspoon of Linseed for a cup of water.
All the benefits of flaxseed for the diet
The properties of linen
Linen has soothing, emollient, anti-inflammatory, laxative, hypoglycemic properties, thanks to the component of mucilage, linoleic acid, fibers and proteins contained in its seeds, a part that is used in herbal medicine.
It is indicated in cases of constipation, colitis, diverticulitis, or in case of bronchial infections and all the first airways. Flax flour can be used for the same purpose externally with poultices on the chest to unblock catarrhal stagnations.
However, flax seeds are not suitable for everyone. Those who suffer from chronic slowing of intestinal transit tending to occlusion and meteorism, it is better to address other remedies, since flax could further exacerbate the problem, with even painful abdominal swellings.
Warnings
The use of flaxseed in pregnancy and during lactation is not recommended . For all laxative remedies it is good not to use them continuously for long periods, because the bacterial flora could become irritated and the intestines become more lazy.
It is recommended to use probiotics cyclically to preserve and activate the bacterial flora, with a clear improvement in the immune system.
