Sesamum indicum - Sesame, Snehaphala

Gulaganji

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.

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.

Habit

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Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Paripinnate	Oblong	Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

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

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.

Commonly seen growing in areas

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

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