Sesame Seed Sesamum indicum (seed, 胡麻仁)
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Traditional recorded function
Tonify the liver and kidneys, and moisten the five viscera.
Liver-kidney insufficiency, dizziness due to deficiency wind, wind bi, paralysis, dry constipation, post-illness emaciation and weakness, premature graying of beard and hair, insufficient lactation in women.
Nature & taste
SweetNeutral
Meridians entered
LungSpleenLiverKidney
Botanical source
Accepted nameSesamum indicum L.
FamilyPedaliaceae
Herbal properties
ReinforcingMoistening