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Sesam, Sesame

Sesamum indicum
   
    

Names

History

Constituents

Uses
Sesame(sesam, sesame)
Benne, Bene

Biological Name:

Sesamum indicum
Sesamum orientale
Sesamum trifoliatum
Sesamum luteum

Other Names:


Tila
Oil Plant
Vangloe
Tilseed
Teel
Teel-Seed
gingili
gingellies
Sesame is an ancient plant (documented as far back as 1800 b.c)
Descriptions from the net differ:
1."Constituents of the oil include olein, stearin, palmitin, myristin, linolein, sesamin, and sesamolin (14.1-35)"

2." Interestingly, nutrients from one seed to another vary, but they all contain protein, oils (oleic acid, liuoleic acid, palmitoleic acid, araehidic acid and tetracosanoic acid) lecithin, minerals (Ca, P, K, Fe) saccharide, cellulose, VB2, VE, niacin, folic acid, sterol, sesamd, sesamin and cytochrome C."

If you tour via the links on the Sesame Article (textual version) page, you will find diverse information.
respiratory disorders
eye-infections
Digestive
aromatic
antispasmodic

Til Parts

Seed, oil, leaf

1. Seeds


laxative
emollient
demulcent
diuretic
promote ojas
nourishing
galactagogue
emmenagogue
nutritive tonic
rejuvenative.

Excellent rejuvenative tonic for Vayu doshas, bones and teeth; hemorrhoids, dysentery, constipation (decoction or sweets); decoction with linseed for cough, aphrodisiac; as a paste, with butter for bleeding hemorrhoids.
Powder

for amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea (and a warm hip bath with a handful of seeds placed in the water). Poultice applied externally to ulcers, bums, and scalds.

2. Oil:

Applying the oil to the body and head is useful for calming, giving nutrition, anti-oxidant properties, dry skin, ulcers, oozing wounds, with equal parts of limejuice for bums and scalds, on eyelids for eye problems.

3. Leaves:

Demulcent: Ayurvedic Applications:
Seeds

cooking/frying.
Ingesting oil-gonorrhea.

mucilage for dysentery, cholera infantum, etc.
Decoction from leaves and root-hair wash, blackens hair, promotes hair growth.

Contra-Indications
Large doses may cause abortion; obesity, high Pitta.

USE WITH CAUTION. No information about the safety of this herb is available. Use caution.
Ayurvedic herbs are often taken in combination with others to neutralize the toxicity one herb with the opposing effect of other.
Do not take except under the supervision of a qualified professional.

Decoction with linseed for cough, aphrodisiac; as a paste, with butter for bleeding hemorrhoids.
Powder for amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea (and a warm hip bath with a handful of seeds placed in the water).
Poultice applied externally to ulcers, burns, and scalds.



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More about Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae)


Constituents:

Descriptions from the net differ:

1."Constituents of the oil include olein, stearin, palmitin, myristin, linolein, sesamin, and sesamolin (14.1-35)"

2." Interestingly, nutrients from one seed to another vary, but they all contain protein, oils (oleic acid, liuoleic acid, palmitoleic acid, araehidic acid and tetracosanoic acid) lecithin, minerals (Ca, P, K, Fe) saccharide, cellulose, VB2, VE, niacin, folic acid, sterol, sesamd, sesamin and cytochrome C."

If you tour via the links on the Sesame Article (textual version) page, you will find diverse information.

 

galactagogue
Variant(s): or ga·lac·to·gogue /g-lak-t-gäg/
Function: noun
An agent that promotes the secretion of milk -- called also lactagogue

Source: Medline Plus Dictionary Online

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