Sesame contains many nutrients beneficial to health, the most important of which is that it is a rich source of protein, antioxidants, B vitamins, and a rich source of minerals. One study, published in The Yale journal of biolog85, indicated that using sesame oil as a food oil helped lower blood pressure.
Sesamum indicum
Plant
Seeds
Sesamum indicum
Pedaliaceae
(Eng.): commonly known internationally as sesame; (Arabic): Simsim.
Widely cultivated, the sesame plant is found in most of the tropical, subtropical, and southern temperate areas of the world. It is a flowering plant in the genus Sesamum. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa, and it is widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world.
Seeds, used as food and flavoring and from which a prized oil is extracted.
Depending on conditions, sesame varieties grow from about 0.5 to 2.5 meters tall; some have branches, others do not. One to three flowers appear in the leaf axils. The hulled seeds are creamy or pearly white and about 3 mm long and have a flattened pear shape. The seed capsules open when dry, allowing the seed to scatter. With the development of a no scattering variety of the plant in the mid-20th century, mechanized harvesting of the crop was made possible.
Seeds content fixes oil 45-55% add proteins 15-20%, glisroids, fatty acids, also seeds content sesamin and phenol sacs as sesamol.
Noted for its stability, the oil resists oxidative rancidity. The seeds are also high in protein and are rich in thiamin and vitamin B6.
Other uses as skin tumor, Alopecia, Coughs, Naugahyde.
Sesame consumption produced small reductions in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure