Ayurveda, world’s oldest living tradition, it is popular in India and other countries and has a solid philosophical and experimental base. Various plants, minerals, and lipids are described in Ayurvedic literature which are necessary for a healthy existence and the treatment of numerous life-threatening illnesses. One of the foods recommended for health in Ayurvedic scriptures is flax seed. Flax seeds, commonly referred to as "linseeds" or "Alsi," are an excellent source of nutritional fibre, manganese, B Vitamins, and the crucial fatty acid ALA, also called omega-3. Flax seeds are also high in minerals. Seeds come from flax, one of the oldest known fibre plants, which was cultivated in ancient China and Egypt. As a demulcent preparation for gastritis and enteritis, flax is used internally in Ayurveda to treat persistent constipation, functional abnormalities of the colon brought on by laxative abuse, and irritable colon. Its flowers are cardiotonic, its oil is purgative, and its powdered seeds or press cakes are used externally to assimilate inflammation and act as an emollient in poultices for boils, carbuncles, and other skin ailments. The external use of its oil, or abhyanga, is referred to as vatanashaka. Burns respond very well to a mixture of lime water and flax oil.