Black Sesame Seed or Sesamum indicum L,benefits and applications...

Contents

• Basic Botanical Data of Black Sesame.
• Sesame Seed Description.
• Constituents and Phytochemicals of Black Sesame.
• Origin of Sesame.
• Black Sesame Varieties and Grading,Qualities.
• Properties,Functions and Applications of Black Sesame.
• Black Sesame Dosage and Administration.
• Modern Researches of Black Sesame.
• Research Update:Black Sesame or Sesamum indicum L

Basic Botanical Data of Black Sesame.:

Black Sesame
 Semen Sesami Nigrum
 Botanical Source: Dry Seed of Sesamum indicum L
 Pharmaceutical Latin: Semen Sesami Indici
 Family: Pedaliaceae Genus: Sesamum Species: S. indicum
 Pinyin:Hei Zhi Ma
 Synonyms:Benne Seed.
 Black Sesame is the dried ripe seed of Sesamum indicum L. (Fam. Pedaliaceae).
 Action: To tonify the liver and the kidney, t replenish vital essence and blood, and to relax the bowels.
 Indications: Dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus, impaired hearing, premature greying of the hair and beard; loss of hair after a serious diseadse; constipation.

 Sesame (Sesamum indicum) is a flowering plant in the genus Sesamum. The precise natural origin of the species is unknown, although numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in India. It is widely naturalised in tropical regions around the world and is cultivated for its edible seeds.

 It is an annual plant growing to 50 to 100 cm (2-3 feet) tall, with opposite leaves 4 to 14 cm (5.5 in) long with an entire margin; they are broad lanceolate, to 5 cm (2 in) broad, at the base of the plant, narrowing to just 1 cm (half an inch) broad on the flowering stem. The flowers are white to purple, tubular, 3 to 5 cm (1 to 2 in) long, with a four-lobed mouth.

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♣ last edit date:15th,Oct.2010.