Sesamum indicum L.
| Synonym : | Dysosmon amoenum Raf. Sesamum africanum Tod. Sesamum oleiferum Sm Volkameria orientalis (L.) Kunt |
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| Bangla Name : | Til,Jonglitil,Kala til, Goisshy(Chakma),Chaa-naw(Chak),Katteyei(Khasia),Ney-da-sha-bawn(Rakhaing),Na |
| English Name : | Sesame,Gingelly. |
| Family : | Pedaliaceae |
| Disease : | Dandruff, tonic, laxative, emollient, demulcent, diuretic, nourishing, galactagogue, emmenagogue, ap |
| Description : | Erect pubescent herbs; young shoots 4-angled. Leaves opposite below and alternate above, basal leaves often 3-foliolate, elliptic to lanceolate, base rounded, margin entire or irregularly crenate-serrate, apex acute, pubescent on both sides. Flowers axillary, solitary.Calyx-lobes 5, lanceolate, pubescent.Corolla white, tubular ventricose, 2-lipped, lobes 5.Stamens, didynamous; anthers oblong. Ovary long, pubescent. Capsule oblong, compressed, beaked, medianly grooved, pubescent. Seeds obovate, compressed, black, smooth. |
| Distribution : | Most of the districts of Banglodesh. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Seeds are fairly rich in thiamine and niacin. The principal protein is a globulin. Seeds contain a fixed oil and leaves contain a gummy matter. A flavonoid glucoside pedalin isolated from leaves. |
| Uses : | This plant is used in Dandruff, tonic, laxative, emollient, demulcent, diuretic, nourishing, galactagogue, emmenagogue, aphrodisiac, constipation, piles, amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea, burns, scalds, hair tonic. |
| Habit : | Herb |