Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Linum usitatissimum
Scientific Name and Description
Linum usitatissimum L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | flax, linseed, linseed oil, lint bells |
| Hindi | alsi, alsi-ka-tel, tisi, tisi-ka-tel, Alsi |
| Kannada | agase beeja, agase gida, agase naaru, alasee beeja, alashi, alashiberu, alasibija, alsi, athasee gida, athasi gida, linseed enne, seeme agase beeja |
| Malayalam | akasi, cerucana, cheru-chanattinte-vitta, cheruchanavittintevilta, kayavu |
| Marathi | alashi, alsi-sanbyam, javas, javasa, Alshi |
| Sanskrit | atasi, auma, budrapatni, chanaka, devi, haimwati, kshauma, kshaumi, ksuma, lika, madagandha, madotkata, malina, masina, masrina, masrind, masrna, masruna, masuna, mauverchala, nilapushpi, nilapushpika, nilapuspi, parvathi, pichhila, san, sunila, tailottama, uma |
| Tamil | alci, ali, ali vittu, alici, alici vitai, alishi-virai, alishivirai, alisi virai, alivirai, alleverei, alshi, cantiracura, serroo sanulverei, Alivirai |
| Telugu | ali, atasi, athasee, avishi, avisi, madana-ginjalu, madanaginja, madanaginjalu, madanginjalu, nalla agisi, nalla avisi, ullusulu,Alisi |
| Tibetan | ol (mo) se, zar ma i me tog |
| Urdu | alasi, alsee, alsi, alsi nim bariyan, katan, roghan alsi |
| Common name | flaxseed, boasts |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Tibetan
Folk
Western
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Fruits
Seeds
Ethnopharmacology use
Linum usitatissimum L. Herb Seed, oil - General Chopda and Mahajan 2009
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Chopda and Mahajan 2009
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
Flora of West Bengal Vol 1 Author - BSI Scientist
The Flora of Kerala Vol I Author - Ed. P. Daniel
The Flora of Orissa Volume 1 Author - H. O. Saxena, M. Brahmam
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
Endangered Medicinal Plants A. B. Chaudhuri
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112