Humulus and flax is not the same plant, Humulus is actually a kind of flax, the two are a kind of containment relationship, belonging to the flax in the oil flax, in the oil yield and odor has a certain difference.
Introduction of hemp
Humulus is a family of huperzine, huperzine plants, belonging to one of China's five major oilseed crops, native to the Mediterranean coastal areas, is a kind of flax, mainly distributed in China's Gansu, Xinjiang, Ningxia and other regions.
Introduction of flax
Flax belongs to the Linaceae, Linum usitatissimum, is an annual herbaceous plant, the plant's stem is erect, the height of up to 1.2 meters or so, in all parts of our country have been cultivated, is divided into oil, fiber and other types.
Humulus and flax difference
1, different varieties
Accurately, Humulus is actually a kind of flax, the two are a kind of containment, flax can be divided into fiber, oil, oil and fiber and other three types of flax belongs to one of the oil flax.
2, the difference between the oil rate
Lineneseed in the production of the oil rate is low, the production cost is relatively high, while the oil extraction of flax when the oil rate will be relatively high, in the cost of some lower.
3, odor difference
Linseed has a refreshing aroma, the aroma is light and pleasant, while the taste of caraway seeds is very strong, the aroma is strong and charming.