Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.03-10-2019

Sesame

Plant

Family

Pedalium family / sesame family (Pedaliaceae)

English

Sesame, Beni, Benne, Black sesame, Gingelly, Gingelly seed, Sesam, Sesame seed, Sesamum

Latin

Sesamum indicum Linne, Sesamum foetidum Afzel ex Engl., Sesamum orientale L., Sesamum indicum DC., Sesame luteum Ketz., Sesame oleiferum Moench., Sesamum foetidum Atzel., Sesamum orientale

Plantparts

foliage, Oil, Oil from kernel, Seed, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Adstringent, Allergic diseases, allergies, allergy, Alleviating, Alopecia, Anti-allergic, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-Bronchitic, Anti-dandruff, Anti-diabetic, antidiabetic activity, Anti-dysenteric, Anti-flu, Anti-hemorrhoidal, Antiulcer, Apoplectic stroke, Apoplexy, Asthma, Astrigent, astringent, Baldness, Blood Circulation, Blood circulation problems, Blood System Disorders, Bloody flux, Bronchial catarrh, Bronchitis, Bronquite, Burn, burns, care of the skin, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, Cerebrovascular accident, complaints of urinary system, conjunctivitis, conjunctvitis, Constipation, Costive, Costiveness, dandruff, deficient blood circulation, Demulcent, Diabetes, diabetes mellitus, disorders of the urinary passage, diuretic, Dyschezia, Dysentery, Dyssynergic defaecation, emollient, Emollients, Enhance the color of the hair, eye infections, eye inflammation, Febrile response, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, Flu, Good for skin, Gripe, Grippe, haemorrhoids, Hair conditioner, Hair damage, Hair loss, headache, headaches, head pains, Hemorrhoid, hemorrhoids, Herbal tonic, inflamed eyes, inflammation of the eyes, inflammation of the lungs, influenza, Lenitive, loss of hair, Lung inflammation, mitigating, Moisturizers, Ophthalmia, palliative, Perfect skin, Piles, Pneumonia, pneumonitis, poor blood circulation, problems in the urinary system, Pyrexia, scorch, septic opthalmitis, Skin-care, skin tonic, soothes headaches, Sore and inflamed eyes, Sore eyes, Strengthens in recovering from disease, Stroke, strokes, sugar diabetis, the flue, Tonic, treatment of allergies, Ulcerous sores, ulcers, Urinary diseases, urinary disorders, urinary problems, Urinary tract ailments, Urinary-tract diseases

Women's diseases

Afterbirth, after childbirth, Aids milk flow in nursing mothers, Emmenagogue, Encourages breast milk, Ensures good milk supply, Galactagogue, galactopoietic, increase milk sekretion in women, Lactagogue, Milk production stimulant, Postpartum recovery, promotes the flow of milk, stimulate milk production, stimulates menstruation, stimulate the flow of milk

Other uses

Hairwash

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used by Ribeirinhos in the North Araguaia microregion, Mato Grosso, Brazil, Phytomedical used by Tashelhit speaking community in the High Atlas, Morocco, Phytomedical used in Japan, Phytomedical used in Northeastern Brazil, Phytomedical used in southeastern Morocco (Errachidia province), Phytomedical used in the south of Kerman, Iran, Phytomedical used in West Bank, Palestine, Phytomedical use in Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Cyprus, Phytomedical use in Nepal, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana), Used in Bangladesh, Used in Traditional Japanese Kampo Medicine

Ingredients

 2-Methoxy-4-Ethylphenol, Agmatin, Alanine, Alpha-Amyrin, Alpha-Linolenic acid, Alpha-Tocopherol, Apigenin, Arachidic acid, Arachidonic acid, arginine, ash, Aspartic acid, Behenic acid, Beta-Sitosterol, Beta-Tocopherol, Boron, caffeic acid, Calcium, Campesterol, Carbohydrates, Chlorogenic acid, Cholesterol, choline, Chromium, Citrulline, cobalt, Copper, Cystine, Delta-Tocopherol, Diacetyl, fat, fatty acid, Ferulic acid, Fibres, Folinic acid, Galactose, Gamma-Tocopherol, Gentisic acid, glucose, Glutamic acid, Glycine, Guaiacol, Heptanal, Hexanal, Histidine, inositol, iodine, iron, Isoleucine, lecithin, Leucine, Lignoceric acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, Lysine, magnesium, manganese, Methionine, Myristic acid, Niacin, Nickel, O-Coumaric acid, Octanal, Oleic acid, oxalic acid, Palmitic acid, Palmitoleic acid, Pantothenic acid, P-Coumaric acid, phenol, Phenylalanine, Phosphatidylethanolamine, Phospholipid, phosphorus, Phytic acid, Phytosterol, potassium, Proline, protein, Protocatechuic acid, Pyridoxine, raffinose, salicylate, saponin, Serine, sodium, Squalene, starch, Stearic acid, sterol, Stigmasterol, Sucrose, Tannic acid, Threonine, Tocopherol, Tryptophan, Tyrosine, Valine, Vanillic acid, Vegetable oil, verbascoside, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B8, water, zinc, Β-amyrin, Β-Carotene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0945

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