Steinmetz:Sesamum

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Sesamum indicum (orientale)

Also known as (or relevant to) Sesamum indicum (orientale) Sesamum radiatum Family Pedaliaceae English Names Gingelly Jingili Benne Natural Habitat India Indonesia China Japan Egypt Greece Turkey West Africa Korea Formosa Zanzibar Mozambique Part(s) Used Semen Sesami: Oleum Sesami

Constituent(s) olein (containing linolin palmitin stearin fatty acids fixed fatty oil) proteids lecithin mucilage carbohydrates Action laxative emmenagogue abortive emollient demulcent diuretic galactagogue nutritive