1. Names:

Sanskrit:	Tailaphala, Putadhanya, Pitratarpana		Enlarge photo
English:	Sesame
Botanical:	Sesamum indicum syn: S. orientale
Hindi:	Bariktel
Telugu:	Pollanuvvulu
Common names:	Bene Seeds, Beniseed, Benne, Gingelly, Gingili, Gingilli, Semsem, Simsim, Teel, Til, Sumsum
Family name:	Pedaliacea

2. Parts used:

• Seeds

3. Properties and Action According to Indigenous Medical Systems:

• Rasa: Spicy.
• Vipaka: Bitter.

4. Uses:

(Culinary)

• To sprinkle over breads and cakes.

(Medicinal)

• It normalizes the menustration process [amenorrhea].
• Good remedy for bums, cholera, constipation and cough.
• It also works for dysentery, dysmenorrheal, gonorrhea, emmenagogue, emollient and ulcers.
• Seeds are aphrodisiac, demulcent, diuretic, galactogogue by nature.
• It is laxative, rejuvenative.
• It cures hemorrhoids, scalds[injuries due to burns].

5. Names due to Physical properties:

• Sweta pushpa: The plant with white flower.

6. Names due to Medical properties:

• Vatahari: Balances Vata.

7. Reference:

Vasthu guna deepika, Lolambarajeeyam.

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