Source of linseed oil and linen. Said to be soothing and softening to irritated membranes.
Seeds once used for skin and mouth cancers; colds, cough, lung and urinary ailments, fevers; laxative; poulticed (mixed with lime water) to relieve pain of bums, gout, inflammation, rheumatism, boils. Oil, a folk remedy used for pleurisy and pneu
