5. indicum

Sesame Seed (Benne, Benni, Bene Seed). Sesame seed is the whole dried seed of Sesamum indicum L. (PedaUaceae), an annual plant now cultivated in Mexico and Central America, although indigenous to Indonesia and tropical Africa. It may be the oldest condiment known. The seed is small, shiny, and oval shaped, about 0.32 cm long. The unhuUed seeds are dark and the hulled seeds are pearly white. Sesame seeds, when baked, have a pleasant, roasted, nutty flavor. They are used in baked goods and in confections, eg, halvah. 

Indium and thallium were also discovered by means of the spectroscope as their names indicate. Indium was first identified in 1863 by F. Reich and H. T. Richter and named from the brilliant indigo blue line in its fiame spectrum (Latin indicum). Thallium was discovered independently by W. Crookes and by... 

Sharma P, V Raina, R Kumari, S Malhotra, C Dogra, H Kumari, H-P E Kohler, H-R Buser, C Holliger, R Lai (2006) Haloalkane dehalogenase LinB is responsible for [5- and 5-hexachlorocyclohexane transformation in Sphingobium indicum B90A. Appl Environ Microbiol 72 5720-5727. 

Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.), alfalfa (M. L.), cotton (Gossipium spp.), onion (.Allium spp.), garlic (Allium sativum L.), proper (Capsicum annum L.), snap bean (P. vulgaris L.), maize (Zea mays L.), sesame (Sesamum indicum h.) Trap crops Abebe et al. 2005... 

ORIGIN OF NAME Indium s name is derived from the Latin word indicum, meaning "indigo," which is the color of its spectral line when viewed by a spectroscope. 

Matsuda H, Morikawa T, Toguchida 1, Harima S, Yoshikawa M. (2002) Medicinal flowers. VI. Absolute stereostructures of two new flavanone glycosides and a phenylbutanoid glycoside from the flowers of Chrysanthemum indicum L. Their inhibitory activities for rat lens aldose reductase. Chem Pharm Bull 50 972-975. 

The Borage plant (syn. Forget-me-not) family (Boraginaceae Lindl.) contains L-ornithine (Figure 11 and 15) derived alkaloids, such as indicine-N-oxide in the heliotrope (Heliotropium indicum) and southern hound s tongue Cynoglosum creticum) species (Table 8). Farsam et al. reported on new alkaloids from... 

Boraginaceae Heliotropium indicum Cynoglossum spp. Symphytum officinale Indicine-A-oxide Indicine-A-oxide Acetyl-intermedine Acetyl-lycopsamine... 

Sesamum indicum L. is one of the oldest cultivated plants in the world. It was a highly prized oil crop of Babylon and Assyria at least 4000 years ago. Today, India and China are the world s largest producers of sesame, followed by Myanmar, Sudan, Mexico, Nigeria, Venezuela, Turkey, Uganda, and Ethiopia. 

Neuromuscular blocking activity. Decoction of the seed oil, administered orally to adults of both sexes at a dose of 4.6 g/per-son, was active. A mixture of Piper longum, Zingiber officinale, Piper cubeba, Curcuma zedoaria, Juniperus communis, Cichorium intybus, Mentha arvensis. Commiphora mukul, and Sesamum indicum was given. Twenty five patients with laquwa (spastic facial paralysis) were treated with this mixture in divided doses of 4.6 g in 24 hours. Six grams of a decoction of Lavendula stoechas was also given in some cases. Sev-... 

Takeuchi, H., L. Y. Mooi, Y. Inagaki, and P. He. Hypoglycemic effect of a hot water extract from defatted sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) seed on the blood glucose level in genetically diabetic KK-Ay mice. Biosci Biotech Biochem 2001 65(10) 2318-2321. 

Osawa, T., M. Nagata, M. Namiki, and Y. Fukuda. Sesaminol, a novel antioxidant isolated from sesame seeds. Agr Biol Chem 1985 49(11) 3351-3352. Ogasawara, T., K. Chiba, and M. Tada. Production in high yield of naphthoquinone by a hairy root culture of Sesamum indicum. Phytochemistry 1993 33(5) 1095-1098. 

Suzuki, N., T. Miyase, and A. Ufno. Phenylethanoid glycosides of Sesamum indicum. Phytochemistry 1993 34(3) 729-731. 

Mimura, M., Y. Takahara, A. Ichikawa, and T. Osawa. Lignan compounds and their manufacture with S1063 Sesamum indicum. Patent-Japan Kokai Tokkyo Koho-63,207,389 1997 5 pp. 

Presence of acetylcholine-like substance (S) in Sesamum indicum. Arch S1071 Pharm Res 1992 15(1) 95-98. 

Chiu, J. T., and 1. B. Haydik. Sesame seed oil anaphylaxis. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1991 88(3) 414-415. Mimura, M., Y. Takahara, A. Ichikawa, and T. Osawa. Lignan compounds and their manufacture with Sesamum indicum. Patent-Japan Kokai Tokkyo Koho-36,207,389 1988 5 pp. Murui, T., and A. Ide. Anticarcino-genic glycosides with aglycones extracted from sesame seeds. Patent-Japan Kokai Tokkyo Koho-62,238,287 1987 ... 

Kamal-Eldin, A., L. A. Appelquist, G. Yousif, and G. M. Iskander. Seed lipids of Sesamum indicum and related wild species in Sudan. The sterols. J Sci Food Agr 1992 59(3) 327-334. Reddy, M. B., K. R. Reddy, and M. N. Reddy. A survey of plant crude drugs of Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Int J Crude Drug Res 1989 27(3) 145-155. 

Okada, N., K. Takebayashi, ]. Kawa-shima, et al. Inhibition of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) activation by triterpenes in Sesamum indicum L. callus. Shoku- S1084 butsu Soshiki Baiyo 1994 11(2) ... 

Dey, P. M. Biosynthesis of planteose in Sesamum indicum. FEBS Lett 1980 ... 

Nagabhushanan, A., M. Srinivasan, and V. Subrahmanyan. Breakdown and synthesis of sesamolin in the sesame seed (Sesamum indicum). J Sci IndRes-C 1956 15 283. 

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