Linseed oil is a specialty oil of Yinchuan. Flax, that is, flax for oil extraction. Flaxseed oil is a kind of yellow translucent liquid flax, which is forced to flow out by pressing flaxseed by indigenous method or oil press. According to different uses, it can be divided into three types: oil flax, fiber flax and dual-purpose flax, which belong to flax family and belong to panicum miliaceum. Flaxseed is oblate, dark brown and shiny, and can be used to extract oil. Linseed oil can be used for cooking and frying food, and also for making paint, ink and soap. Flaxseed also contains 6%- 10% flaxseed gum. Flaxseed gum is a pectin substance mainly containing polysaccharide, which contains 65,438+02% protein, 65,438+07% pectin acid, starch, minerals and so on. Can be used as food additive, cosmetic raw material, pharmaceutical raw material, etc. After extracting linseed gum, not only the oil yield of linseed is high, but also the quality of linseed oil has changed obviously. Oil residue is also a high-quality feed and fertilizer. Flaxseed stem bark fiber is thin and tough, wear-resistant, not easy to be corroded by water, and can be used for spinning and making fishing gear, hemp rope, sacks and so on.

Linseed oil has a unique flavor, rich fragrance and clear oil quality. It is a kind of high-grade edible oil, which has the effects of anti-aging, beauty and physical fitness after long-term consumption. It has been proved that it has the effects of promoting hair growth, promoting granulation, gaining weight, relieving pain, killing insects, reducing swelling and toxic heat. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this product is sweet and cool, and has the effects of moistening the intestines, relaxing bowels, detoxifying and promoting granulation. According to Compendium of Materia Medica, it has the functions of moistening dryness, detoxifying, relieving pain and reducing swelling. "Bielu" said: "It's good for the large intestine, but the afterbirth won't go down. The living are swollen and bald. " Clinically, the ointment is also decocted with sesame oil, which has the functions of promoting granulation, relieving pain, eliminating carbuncle and swelling, and repairing chapped skin. Linseed oil contains sesamin. Sesamin can decompose sesamic acid and some aromatic compounds when cooking or baking dishes or foods with linseed oil. These aromatic substances can be volatilized at room temperature, with rich fragrance, elegant and attractive, which is incomparable to other similar vegetable oils. There are pills made of flax and Polygonum multiflorum in Chinese medicine. It is a tonic and tonic, and it is also effective for constipation.