DIR Return Create A Forum - Home
---------------------------------------------------------
funpics
HTML https://funpics.createaforum.com
---------------------------------------------------------
*****************************************************
DIR Return to: Health self-help
*****************************************************
#Post#: 2423--------------------------------------------------
Benefits of Sesame According to Ayurveda
DIR By: lubhan
Date: December 15, 2016, 8:22 am
---------------------------------------------------------
Sesame is used in villages for auspicious occasions, rituals,
religious sacrifices and marriage ceremonies due to it's
religious and mythological importance. It is included in the
rituals of gods and in the death ceremonies of ancestors, and is
supposed to protect from bad spirits and devils.
This is the main reason that, even today, sesame laddu's
(sweets) are prepared in villages on the auspicious day of
Makara Sankranti (Winter Solstice, celebrated as a Hindu
festival). On one hand this gives mental peace and on the other
hand it grants a long and healthy life.
Kinds of Sesame
Apart from its religious significance, sesame is used as a
medicine. In Ayurveda, it is considered to be an extremely
beneficial and strong medicine. It is a rainy season crop, and
is mainly of three kinds: 1. black sesame 2. white sesame 3.
red sesame.
Black sesame contains the best qualities with respect to
nutrition. White sesame possesses medium qualities and red
sesame has no qualities at all.
The most important specialty of sesame is that is contains four
rasas (flavors), hot, bitter, sweet and pungent.
Qualities of Sesame
Sesame is bitter in preparation, heavy for digestion, tasty,
oily, hot, destroyer of phlegm - bile, provides strength and is
beneficial for hair. Its lep (pack) is cold. It cures many
diseases, dental and wind related problems, increases milk, fire
and intelligence and decreases excess urination.
Sesame in the Form of Sweets
Sesame is hot in nature and is therefore used for preparing
sweets in winter season. Different types of sweets like gajak,
laddu, revadi, etc. are made of sesame during the winter and
protect us from cold. The chances of catching cold reduce if we
eat these sweets. Sesame laddu's are beneficial for those
children who normally have the problem of bed-wetting in
winters. Children having this problem should be given one sesame
laddu each in the morning and evening. The bed wetting problem
and the urge to urinate at small intervals also gets cured.
Sesame is not just an eatable item, in Ayurveda it is considered
to be a great medicine. Regular consumption of sesame protects
from many diseases and general physical weakness. The patient
develops a good and effective resistance power when compared to
normal persons. In other words, the patients develop the
capacity to fight against disease.
Medicinal Use of Sesame
Dental problem: Sesame is extremely beneficial in case of loose
teeth or the person is suffering from pyorrhoea and toothache.
In such case, let the sesame oil remain in the mouth for 10 - 15
minutes and do gargles. This relieves toothache. Another instant
remedy to cure toothache is to do gargles with hot sesame oil
mixed with asa fetida and black cumin seeds.
Bleeding Dysentery:
Sesame is very beneficial for bleeding dysentery. Grind 20 gm of
sesame and add 30 ml of goat's milk, this medicine gives relief
in case of bleeding dysentery. Grind few sesame seeds and mix it
with jaggery powder, let the child suffering with this problem
lick it with honey, the child will get immediate relief. Grinded
sesame mixed with butter also cures this problem.
Burns:
If any part of the body has burnt and the person suffers from
extreme pain and burning sensation, then apply the lep (pack) of
sesame, camphor and ghee on the affected area. This reduces the
pain and burning sensation. Grind sesame with milk and apply the
lep (pack) on the affected part, this will slowly reduce the
burning sensation and the pain.
Impotency:
Consumption of sesame gives lot of strength and therefore it
removes impotency. Boil 15 gm of sesame in 10 gm of Gokharu
(briar) milk, this medicine taken regularly stops the secretion
of vital humors of the body, reduces impotency and weakness.
Regular consumption of this medicine for one month definitely
cures the impotency.
Menstrual Cycle:
Consumption of Sesame can be very beneficial in case of severe
pain during menstrual cycle or mild menstruation. Cook one tola
(around 12 gm) sesame in 20 tolas (240 gm) of water and let it
reduce to one-fourth of the quantity, remove it from flame and
let it cool. Add jaggery in this syrup and consume it regularly
every morning, this will cure the problem of mild or irregular
menstruation. Add shakkar (jaggery powder) in sesame and barley
powder and give this to a women who has delivered a baby, her
bleeding will stop.
#Post#: 2424--------------------------------------------------
Re: Benefits of Sesame According to Ayurveda
DIR By: lubhan
Date: December 15, 2016, 8:22 am
---------------------------------------------------------
Sesame:
Almost all the ayurvedic texts have stated sesame to be capable
of curing the tridoshas. Sesame is sweet, bitter, hot and oily.
Black, white and red sesame are the three types of sesame found.
Scientists say that the white sesame has medium medicinal value.
Red sesame is ordinary and black sesame is best. Sesame contains
a lot of fat. If a person eats 100 grams of sesame then he will
get the required amount of calcium. 100 gm sesame contains 1.5
gm calcium, 5.5 gm phosphorous, and 10 gm iron. Sesame contains
Vitamin B complex also. The substance called lecithin found in
sesame is beneficial for the brain. Consumption of sesame
improves the sexual capacity. It increases the sperm. According
to Saint Charak, sesame oil is strengthening and beneficial for
the skin. Massaging with sesame oil is beneficial in case of
joint pain and swelling. It is said to be useful in case of ear
pain, headache. During winters the skin becomes dry, rough and
cracks and sometimes itching also occurs. In this case massaging
the body with sesame oil is very beneficial.
Home remedies:
Sesame is used for festivals, sacrificial fires and other
auspicious ceremonies. It is used to prepare delicious dishes.
It is also used as a home remedy for various problems.
Sesame is beneficial for the teeth and strengthens them. Take
10 gm of sesame and chew it slowly.
It is also beneficial for the uterus. Grind the sesame and add
it in sesame oil, heat it slightly. Apply this near the navel
area slowly. If there is pain in the uterus due to cold, it
subsides.
Sesame is also beneficial in case of dandruff. Massage the scalp
with sesame oil for 30 minutes and cover the head with a hot
towel (soaked in hot water and squeezed). Repeat this for five
minutes. Dandruff is removed within few days.
In case of excessive urination during winters and itching
sensation eat fresh Gajak made with sesame and jaggery. This is
effective in this case.
In case of bleeding dysentery, add five gm sesame, 10 gm
unrefined sugar and 20 gm goat milk. It will control this
complaint.
In case of acne and pimples, burn the sesame oil cake in cow
urine. Apply the lep on acne and pimples.
Soak sesame in a sufficient amount of water, grind them after 30
minutes and add one spoon butter and two spoons sugar candy. The
patients of bleeding piles should take this medicine twice
daily.
In case of stomachache, grind the sesame and make a big ball,
roast it on the pan and rotate it hot on the stomach. This
subsides the stomach pain, however severe it may be.
Children who urinate in the bed and have the habit to pass urine
on the bed, they should be given Revadi or Gajak made with
sesame twice daily to get rid of this problem.
Add sesame oil and turmeric powder in milk and heat it slightly,
apply this paste on the face everyday regularly. This makes the
skin smooth and soft and also removes pimples.
Sesame is beneficial in case of evacuation of humors. Add sesame
and Gokharu in equal quantities and mix it in milk. Boil it and
sieve. Drink it regularly to cure this problem. Consume it
depending on the condition of the body.
Soak the sesame oil cake in little bit off water and heat it.
Apply this paste on the sprain area. This gives relief from
pain.
Sesame cures mental weakness and strengthens the health. Add
sesame and jaggery in equal quantities and eat the laddus with
milk. This cures mental weakness and tension.
Add sesame, barley and unrefined sugar. This controls the
bleeding occurring during pregnancy.
In case of arthritis, knee pain and other vata related problems,
add ginger juice in sesame oil and boil till ginger juice burns
out completely. Sieve the remaining oil and store it in a
bottle. Massage the painful area with this oil.
In case of chronic constipation, mix sesame, butter and sugar
candy and eat it. This is also beneficial in case of piles.
Incase of piles caused due to vata, chew two spoons of black
pepper and drink cold water over it. Regular consumption of this
medicine cures piles.
Take 15 gm each of black pepper and unrefined sugar, grind it
and make lassi with raw cow milk. This is good to cure
gonorrhea.
Grind 70 gm black sesame and soak it in water for 24 hours.
Sieve it in the morning and give it to a pregnant lady. This
helps in easy delivery.
Take two parts of sesame and one part of thymol seeds and grind
it. Take 6 gm of this medicine regularly. This cures the problem
of disease in which the humors are evacuated through urine.
Fistula in the anus is a very painful disease. Roast the sesame
and grind it coarsely in milk. Apply this lep on the painful
area for early recovery.
In case of dry cough, sesame is very beneficial. If the cough is
due to cold then take four to five black pepper spoons of and
same amount of sesame. Boil it in one glass of water till it
reduces to half the quantity. Drink it thrice daily, this gives
good results within two to three days.
Sesame is beneficial even in case of dental diseases. Chew 50 gm
sesame twice daily. This controls shaking teeth, dental weakness
and other problems. Sesame contains sufficient amount of calcium
hence it is beneficial for teeth.
Burn sesame on fire and make a chutney with water, apply on the
burnt area; this reduces the burning sensation due to burns.
Store the dew drops found on the white sesame flowers. Pour two
to three drops of these drops in the eye. This cures itching
sensation, heat, reddishness, burning sensation and other
problems.
Take 100 gm sesame oil and add 200 gm of neem leaves juice, cook
it on low flame. When the rasa burns out and the oil remains,
sieve it and store it. Apply this oil oh head, to cure dandruff
and hair loss. This is effective in case of psoriasis and boils
on the scalp.
Add three garlic cloves in two spoons of sesame oil and cook it
on oil. When the garlic burns remove it from flame. Take out the
garlic and massage the painful area due to sprain with this oil.
*****************************************************
Page 1 of 1