Sesamum

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. 

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... 

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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