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Revision as of 17:52, 24 September 2018

Sesame

Sesame is a variable, erect, annual plant hat can grow from 1 - 3 metres tall. Plants can be branched or unbranched. The root system has a strongly tapering taproot up to 90cm long. The plant has been cultivated for its edible seed and oil since at least 2,000 BC, and is still widely grown in tropical and warm temperate zones

Uses

Infant cholera, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Catarr, Bladder, kidneys problems, Liver problems, Premature hair loss, Greying of hair, Convalescence, Chronic dry constipation, Dental caries, Osteoporosis, Stiff joints, Dry cough, Haemorrhoids, Ulcer, Asthma, Coughs.

Parts Used

Seeds, leaves.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada achhellu, ellu, kari ellu
Hindi tir
Malayalam karuellu
Tamil caralam, caralam, carali, caralicceti, cinekapalacceti
Telugu gubbulu, guvvulu,
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit snehaphala, tila, tilaha, tilataila
English gingelly, sesame


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

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Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long pink Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
oblong pod Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled seeds upto 5 Fruiting throughout the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Sesame can be grown from the warm temperate zone to the tropics, so long as there is a growing season of at least 5 months. In the tropics it can be grown at elevations up to 1,500 metres.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

tropical region, plain region, along roadsides, along waste lands.

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References

  1. ["Chemistry"]
  2. [ "Morphology"]
  3. "Cultivation detail"

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