Flax: The Genus Linum

Bys: Muir, Alister D. and Westcott, Neil D.

Book Overview

Linum usitatissimum is a widely distributed plant that has a long history of traditional use as both an industrial oil and fiber crop. It is known as linseed in the United Kingdom, or flax in North America. For the last 15 years, there has been a steadily growing interest in the medicinal and nutraceutical value of flax, including experimental evidence for its use in the prevention of cancer and cardiovascular and kidney diseases.
This volume is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367395193
• ISBN13: 9780367395193
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 9.5"