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Sesamum indicum Linn. (Fam, Pedaliaceae) |
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 English Name |
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Sesame, Gingelly-oil Seeds |
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Latin Name |
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Sesamum indicum Linn. (Fam, Pedaliaceae) |
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History |
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Habitat |
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Tila consists of dried seeds of Sesamum indicum Linn. (Fam, Pedaliaceae), a herb extensively cultivated throughout the plains of India upto 1200 m for its seeds.
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Morphology
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a) Macroscopic
Seed white, brown, grey or black, flattened ovate in shape, smooth or reticulate, 2.5 to 3 mm long and 1.5 mm broad, one side slightly concave with faint marginal lines and an equally faint central line; taste, pleasant and oily.
b) Microscopic
Testa of seed shows single layered palisade-like, thin-walled, yellowish coloured cells, and the rest of the testa composed of collapsed cells; endosperm 3 layered, rarely 2 layered, consisting of cellulosic polygonal cells of parenchyma containing fixed oils and small aleurone grains; cotyledons two, externally covered with thin cuticle; single layered epidermal cell, followed by a single row of palisade- like cells; rest of the tissues consist of polygonal, parenchyma cells containing fixed oil and aleurone grains.
Powder - Blackish coloured; shows palisade-like cells in surface view, parenchyma cells, aleurone grains and oil globules.
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Principal Constituents Pharmacology
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Toxicology
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Indications
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It is an annual herb cultivated in the plains throughout India, for its edible oil from seeds. It used for preparation of pharmaceutical products and ointments especially in inflammatory conditions. |
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