Flaxseed is best known for its laxative benefits, it is also helpful in for clearing mucus from the lungs, soothing sore throats and coughs, and cleansing the urinary tract, kidneys, and bladder. Other benefits of Flaxseed are:

• Reduce skin irritations.
• Prevent and treat constipation.
• Sooth an irritable colon.
• Treats various intestinal disorders, including diverticulitis, gastritis, and enteritis.
• Reduce high blood cholesterol levels.
• Relieves symptoms of arthritis, and lupus.