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Main slide. Flax seeds Names. Description and origin. Constituents. Lin seeds uses. Lin seeds oil uses Nutmeg seeds Names. Description and origin. Constituents. Uses. Side effects. Blue flowers. Thin and small leaf. Brown ,smooth & hard seed. Main slide. Blue Lin flowers.
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Main slide • Flax seeds • Names. • Description and origin. • Constituents. • Lin seeds uses. • Lin seeds oil uses • Nutmeg seeds • Names. • Description and origin. • Constituents. • Uses. • Side effects.
Blue flowers Thin and small leaf Brown ,smooth & hard seed Main slide
Blue Lin flowers Main slide
Lin seeds :Flax seedsSemina Lini • Linum usitatissimum • Family : Linaceae Main slide
Description and origin • Annual herbaceous plants ,with thin and small leaves . • Blue flowers . • Seed are brown color ,smooth & hard. • Odorless . • Taste: mucilaginous . • Origin : Egypt ,USA & Russia . Main slide
Chemical constituents • Fixed oil 30-40 % • Mucilage • Proteins • Cyanophoric glycosides –linmarin . Main slide
The uses of seeds 1.Demulcent drink by boiling the seeds with water , which extract the mucilage (has demulcent properties) . 2.Laxative due to mucilage. Main slide
The uses of oil 1. Pharmaceutical uses : a. film coated for tablets b. as base for ointments 2. Cosmetics : Lin oil has :emollient & protective properties ,so used in manufacturing creams and lotions . 3. As food in Egypt . 4. Avoid absorption of cholesterol in GIT so decrease the cholesterol level in blood. 5. Industrial uses : printing ink and paints . Main slide
Dry seed (brown) Fruit: light yellow with single seed. Main slide
Fruit: light yellow with single seed. Main slide
Dry seed (brown) Main slide
Seed color is dark red Main slide
Myristica seeds Nut-meg seeds • Myristica fragrans • Family : Myristicaceae Main slide
Perennial large trees (9-20m) height . • Fruit color is light yellow with single seed. • The fresh seed color is dark red but with drying it turned brown colored . • Odor : Strong aromatic . • Taste : Aromatic , pungent & slight bitter . • Origin :Sumatra & Malacca . Main slide
Chemical constituents • Volatile oil which contain • Myristicin b.Elemicin c.Eugenol d. Safrole . (myristicin and elemicin cause hallucination ) • Nut-meg butter (fat) • Proteins • Thiamine & riboflavin vitamin (B1 , B2 ). • Starch . Main slide
USES • Flavoring agent (Coffee ,Cake ). • Condiment . • Carminative . • Aphrodisiac . • Stomachic . • V.O has antibacterial activity . • Astringent . • Cause in large doses hallucination . Main slide
Side effectsIn large doses may causes :1.Nausea 2.Vomiting3.drowsiness4. Stupor then death Main slide