What's the difference between hemp and flax?

Hemp and flax are not the same plant. Hemp can be grown in most areas of China, but the quality of fiber is different in the north and south because of different climate and different heights. The hemp fiber in the Central Plains should be better.

Hemp is known as the "king of natural fibers", which has many functions, such as moisture absorption, breathability, comfort, heat dissipation, mildew prevention, bacteriostasis, radiation protection, ultraviolet protection, sound absorption and so on, and is used by both military and civilian.

Popularizing planting in a large area can effectively alleviate the current situation of fiber shortage in China and break a new path with high added value for solving the problems of agriculture, countryside and farmers. Its excellent characteristics will bring revolutionary changes to the clothing, food, housing and transportation of future soldiers.

Hemp is the raw material of various military uniforms and high-grade clothes, which is expected to change the textile structure in the world today. In the future, it may become a substitute for minerals such as oil and coal, reducing environmental pollution caused by energy consumption.

Hemp is an eco-friendly and renewable multipurpose plant. After degumming, spinning and other processes, it becomes like shiny cotton wool, which can be used for wool spinning, cotton spinning and blending with low cost.

The hygroscopicity of hemp is three times that of pure cotton, and hemp fabric can kill attached bacteria within 1 hour. Hemp fabric can shield more than 95% ultraviolet rays, does not fade at 370℃ and does not burn at 1000℃, and has excellent heat resistance and ultraviolet resistance. Hemp bast can be used for textile; Hemp stalk core can be ground into wood powder, activated carbon and paper pulp. Drugs can be extracted from Folium Hemerocallis, Rhizoma Twist and Radix Hemerocallis, and have the effects of stopping bleeding, removing blood stasis, detoxicating and preventing miscarriage. Hemp seed can be used to extract oil, and the content of unsaturated fatty acids is higher than that of deep-sea fish oil. The absorption of formaldehyde by hemp stalk core is 1 1 times that of pine, which has a special function of decomposing chemical harmful gases.

Flax is an ancient bast fiber crop and oil crop. Flax originated in the Near East and the Mediterranean coast. As early as the Neolithic Age more than 5,000 years ago, Swiss lake dwellers and ancient Egyptians had planted flax and used it to spin clothes. Mummies all over Egypt were also covered with flax. ?

Flax is also called flax. Flax has been cultivated in China for at least 1000 years. Fiber flax was introduced from Japan in 1906. China is mainly distributed in Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces. Flax likes a cool and humid climate. Linen fiber has the characteristics of strong tensile force, softness, good fineness, weak conductivity, fast water absorption and dispersion, large expansion rate, etc., and can be used to spin high count yarn and make high-grade clothing.