by Diane Morris | Jan 12, 2017 | Flaxseed, Jane Austen
Regarding a stricture of the rectum: “In its advanced stage I know of none equal to the injection of cold drawn linseed oil …”1 — Thomas Copeland, surgeon (1781-1855) In a previous post I reviewed Dr. Andrew Duncan’s 1803 description of the chemical...
by Diane Morris | Dec 8, 2016 | Flaxseed, Medicine
One of the top keywords that bring readers to my blog is “flaxseed.” I’m not surprised, for flaxseed—also called “linseed”—is popular here in North America and elsewhere for its many dietary and medicinal uses. I love to talk about...
by Diane Morris | Oct 9, 2014 | Jane Austen, Life & Times, Medicine
During Jane Austen’s day, linseed tea and other preparations made with linseed were prescribed by doctors and apothecaries to treat a variety of aliments. A simple recipe from Dr. William Buchan’s popular book Domestic Medicine was among those medicines commonly used...
