Black sesame properties and flavors

Black sesame is a substance that people are very familiar with in their lives, and it contains certain nutrients. Especially when the human body lacks melanin, which causes the hair to turn yellow or white. The effect of black sesame is very important, and it is also one of the Chinese medicinal materials. Therefore, people should make effective use of black sesame. What are the nature, flavor and meridians of black sesame?

Benefits of black sesame:

Drug name: black sesame.

Efficacy classification: tonic medicine.

Other names: sesame, Jusheng, dog lice, black sesame, black sesame seeds, oil sesame, oil sesame seeds, black oil sesame, fat sesame, Jusheng seeds, black fat sesame, black sesame, small sesame.

Nature and flavor: sweet; neutral.

Meridians: Liver meridian; spleen meridian; kidney meridian.

Efficacy: Nourishes the liver and kidneys; nourishes blood and improves essence; moisturizes the intestines and promotes bowel movements.

Indications: dizziness, tinnitus, weakness of waist and legs, premature graying of hair and beard, dry skin caused by liver and kidney deficiency; constipation due to dry intestines; insufficient milk in women; carbuncle, eczema; wind leprosy, scabies, scrofula in children; burns caused by hot water or fire; hemorrhoids

Dosage and Administration: For oral administration: decoct in water, 9-15g; or make into pills or powder. For external use: take appropriate amount, decoct in water for bathing or mash and apply on skin.

Source: The black seeds of sesame, a plant of the sesame family.

Effects of black sesame:

1. Black sesame can improve fertility: Black sesame is rich in vitamin E. In addition to its good antioxidant effect, vitamin E also has a good promoting effect on the human body's reproductive function. For men, it can increase the number of sperm and enhance sperm motility. For women, it can increase the concentration of female hormones, so it is also called "tocopherol". Black sesame is also rich in magnesium, which is very important for men because magnesium can improve sperm motility and enhance male fertility. Therefore, it is also called the "health factor" for men.

In addition, black sesame can also lower blood lipids, resist arteriosclerosis, inhibit bacteria and preserve, moisturize the intestines and promote bowel movements, protect the liver, scavenge free radicals, anti-aging and anti-cancer, and lower blood sugar levels, among other functions.

2. Black sesame can supplement calcium: There are many calcium supplements on the market. Although the advertisements claim that their absorption rates are very high, the actual effects may be very different. From a scientific point of view, it is better to supplement calcium through food. When it comes to increasing calcium supplementation from food, people easily think of milk and eggs, but few people know that the calcium content of black sesame is much higher than the former two. Every 100 grams of black sesame contains nearly 800 mg of calcium, while every 100 grams of milk contains only about 200 mg of calcium. This shows that black sesame is the best calcium supplement.

3. Black sesame can nourish the skin: Current research shows that reducing the production of free radicals, removing aging metabolites and increasing the activity of antioxidant enzymes are effective ways to delay skin aging. Black sesame is rich in natural vitamin E, which ranks first among plant foods. Vitamin E is a good antioxidant. Appropriate supplementation of vitamin E can moisturize the skin and beautify the face. In addition, sesame is one of the four major oil crops. Most of the oil contained in black sesame is unsaturated fatty acids, while linoleic acid accounts for about half each. Linoleic acid is an ideal skin beauty agent because when the human body lacks linoleic acid, it is easy to cause symptoms such as dry skin, thick scales, growth retardation and cholesterol deposition in blood vessels. Therefore, linoleic acid is also known as "beauty acid".

4. Black sesame can make hair black and moisturized: Modern research has shown that the reduced secretion of melanin by melanocytes in hair follicles is the main cause of gray hair, among which the reduced amount of tyrosinase is one of the pathological mechanisms. Studies have found that black sesame water extract can promote the expression of tyrosinase, thereby increasing the synthesis of melanin, so that gray hair can become black again.

5. Black sesame can lower blood pressure: There are many causes of hypertension, one of which is a high-salt diet. Nutrition experts recommend that each person should consume no more than 6 grams of salt per day, but in real life, the vast majority of people cannot do so. Therefore, it is very important to recommend a high-potassium diet, because one of the main functions of potassium after being absorbed into the human body is to promote the excretion of sodium. Black sesame is rich in potassium. Every 100 grams of black sesame contains high potassium and much less sodium. The ratio of potassium to sodium is close to 40:1, which is very important for controlling blood pressure and maintaining heart health.