1. Flaxseed, also known as flaxseed and flaxseed kernel, is a dry and mature seed of flax. Chinese medicine believes that flaxseed is sweet in taste and flat in nature, and belongs to liver, lung and large intestine meridians; Has the effects of nourishing blood, expelling pathogenic wind, moistening dryness and relaxing bowels; Can be used for treating leprosy, xerosis cutis, pruritus, seborrheic alopecia, eczema, scald, constipation, cough and asthma.
2. Buckwheat, also known as Trifolium Tritici Aestivi, Triticum aestivum and Buckwheat, is an annual herb dicotyledonous plant and cultivated plant of Polygonaceae. Yi people call it "forehead", which was also written as naked oats or rye in ancient times. Sichuan province is used to calling buckwheat seeds. Also known as Hu Qiao.
Buckwheat has a high carbohydrate content, the protein content is about 1 1%, the fat content is 2%, and there are a few vitamins B 1 and B2. In addition to human consumption, it is often used as feed for poultry and other livestock.
So flaxseed can't be the staple food, but buckwheat can be the staple food.