linseed

linseed /lin·seed/ (lin´sed) flaxseed; the dried ripe seed of Linum usitatissimum, the common flax plant, used as a laxative and a topic demulcent and emollient, and a source of a.

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linseed,

n Latin name:
Linum usitatissimum; part used: seeds; uses: emollient, laxative, anticholesterolemic; topically used as an inflammatory; precautions: persons with bowel obstruction or dehydration. Overdose may cause weakness, seizures, paralysis, and death. Also called
flaxseed, linseed, lint bells, linen flax, and
linum.

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linseed

linumusitatissimum.

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linseed cake

the residue after the removal of the linseed oil by commercial processes. Contains cyanogenetic glycosides and may cause poisoning.

linseed meal

cake ground into meal.

linseed oil

used at one time as a lubricant laxative for horses in doses of 1 to 2 quarts as a drench. Has the unfortunate effect on unpredictable occasions of causing superpurgation and is generally supplanted by mineral oil.