Sesame generally has fuzz on the whole plant, and its stem is erect, and its height is about 1 m, which is higher than the lower circle. Flowers are cylindrical, lipped, red, purple or white. Seeds oblate, white, yellow, brownish red or black. White seeds have high oil content, and black seeds have the functions of nourishing liver and kidney, moistening dryness and relaxing bowels. Sesame oil contains a lot of essential fatty acids, and linoleic acid content is as high as 43.7%, which is higher than vegetable oil and peanut oil. Sesame oil can be extracted from the stems, leaves and flowers of sesame. Sesame oil made of small mill smells delicious and sells well in the international market. In addition, sesame paste of the same name is also in short supply.
Sesame can provide vitamin E, B 1 and calcium needed by human body, especially its "linseed oleic acid" component, which can remove cholesterol attached to blood vessel wall. Grind sesame seeds into powder before eating, or buy sesame paste directly to fully absorb these nutrients! With the improvement of people's living standards and the enhancement of health awareness, the consumption of sesame and its products is increasing.
In ancient China, sesame has always been regarded as a food to prolong life. Su Dongpo, a great poet in the Song Dynasty, also believed that sesame could strengthen the body and resist aging. With nine steamed flax, peeled poria cocos and white honey as pasta, all diseases will disappear over time. Patients with hyperlipidemia, hypertension, asthenia, anemia, senile asthma, tuberculosis, urticaria, thrombocytopenic purpura, chronic neuritis, habitual constipation, diabetes, peripheral nerve paralysis, hemorrhoids, hemorrhagic asthenia and other diseases should eat sesame seeds. In addition, patients with chronic enteritis, loose stool's diarrhea, male impotence, nocturnal emission and other diseases should not eat.
Sesame not only has great economic value, but also has great medicinal value. It can provide good nutrition for human beings and is a good tonic.