Sesame
Sesamum indicum is a herbaceous plant belonging to the Sesame family. It is about 70 cm long. The sesame plant has opposite leaves, white and pink flowers, with small, shiny oval-shaped ovary seeds. Sesame seeds are collected in wallets of 3.5 cm each. Sesame grows in India, China, Japan, Egypt and Latin America, and is harvested in the middle of the summer. For its taste and aroma, it is a pleasant, odorless plant that can retain its nutritional value for two years.
Sesame seeds contain many minerals, such as magnesium, manganese, calcium, copper, iron and phosphorus with high concentrations, which provide many medical and therapeutic properties. It is useful in treating many respiratory problems such as shortness of breath, asthma, chest pain, coughing, Sputum, treats indigestion problems, relieves colon pain, contains antioxidant substances that purify the body of toxins and residues and protect it, and is used as a food tonic for the heart muscle.
Sesame oil
The oil contains about 50% of the weight of sesame seeds, 20% of the weight is due to proteins, and the rest of the sesame consists of a small amount of starches, cellulose and other substances, and contains sesame on several fatty acids, including: oily acid, lactic acid, Serg oil, which is used in the manufacture of soap and industrial butter industry, has many health and therapeutic benefits known since ancient times.
Benefits of sesame oil
Sesame oil has many health benefits, including the following:
- Strengthens the function of the digestive system because of its fiber content, which activates bowel movements, prevents constipation, and also treats colon health problems.
- Helps to reduce and lose excess weight due to its active fibroxamine content, which increases the levels of burning and elimination of body fat.
- Enhances the health of the mouth and teeth by fighting decay and eliminating decaying bacteria. It also helps to remove the calcareous layer that surrounds the teeth, helps whiten the teeth, reduce gum problems such as bleeding, and to resolve the problem of bad breath in the mouth and the problem of dry throat.
- It helps to repair the affected area and repair damaged skin cells due to its zinc content, which plays an important role in the production of collagen in the skin and gives the skin the flexibility required. The good sesame content of plant proteins important in the process of cell renewal make it from plants that maintain healthy and the freshness of the skin, and solve its problems.
- Lowers blood sugar levels and controls them because of its fiber content that regulates the absorption and recovery of sugar in the intestine, and has a protective role against the incidence of type 2 diabetes, and the role of catalyst for the work of some diabetes medicines.
- Lowers and controls high blood pressure levels, improves cardiovascular health, atherosclerosis, magnesium, active sesame and many powerful antioxidants such as sesame. It also contains healthy fatty acids that support heart function and function.
- Reduces low cholesterol levels (bad cholesterol) and raises levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol in the blood.
- Maintains joint health, reduces symptoms of inflammation as a swelling, fights rheumatoid arthritis, because of its content of copper element, and many anti-inflammatory antioxidants.
- Enhances bone health, strengthens and increases bone density, and protects against osteoporosis due to its good calcium content, which is important for bone health and growth.
Sensitivity of sesame and sesame oil
Several reports have indicated that the prevalence of sesame allergy has increased significantly worldwide over the past two decades. However, sesame has not yet been added to the list of allergens, which should be present on the food cover by manufacturers for food.
Studies show that most people with food allergies can safely consume their refined oils, such as peanuts and soybeans. However, individuals with sesame allergy are advised to stay away from their olive oil because it is not usually bis.
For children, the sensitivity of sesame is significantly high among children and may trigger a very severe allergic reaction known as a potentially fatal allergic shock. Therefore, care should be taken when sesame and its derivatives are included in the children’s menu especially if the child is a less than one year, if a family member is allergic to certain foods, has eczema or atopic dermatitis, and to determine if the child is allergic to sesame and its derivatives, or not, attention should be paid to the following symptoms, Infect the children as a reaction Pesce towards Sesame , And these symptoms:
- Vomiting.
- Nausea.
- diarrhea.
- Stomach cramps.
- Skin rash.
- Headaches.
- Cough.
- Congestion and runny nose.
If any of these symptoms appear on the child, it is advisable to visit the doctor to diagnose the severity of the condition, and give advice to prevent any future reaction may be more severe. Warns against using sesame oil in frying several times because it may turn into a substance harmful to human health.