SESAME SEEDS - USES IN OBGY

 Sesame seeds are commonly used kitchen ingredient.

 sesame has other names like Tila in Marathi , Teel in Hindi , Sesame in English , Til in Sanskrit &

 Sesamum indicum as a latin name.

 Family - Pedaliaceae                

Properties -

Rasa - Madhur ,Kashaya ,Tikta, Katu 

Virya - Ushna 

Vipaka - Madhur 

Guna - Guru , Snigdha

Constituents - 

P , Ca , Proteins

1.Seeds-

Fixed oils

2. Vit. A,B,C

Medicinal Properties -

1. Vajikaran (Aphrodisiac)

2. Aartavjanana ( Formation of Menstrual blood)

3. Stanyajanana ( Formation of Breast milk)

4. Balya ( Helps to increase strength/energy)

USES -

1. Anartava ( Amenorrhoea)

2. Kashtartava ( Dysmenorrhoea )

3. Stanyaalpata ( Deficiency of Breast milk)

4. Daurbalya (Weakness)

5. Yonishoola ( pain in female genital tract)

6. Prasav shoola ( pain after delivery)

Note - this post is for educational purposes only.

ref - Ayurvedic textbooks