Black sesame seeds are the black seeds of hemp in the flax family, which contain a lot of fat and protein, as well as sugars, vitamin A, vitamin E, lecithin, calcium, iron, chromium and other nutrients. It can be made into a variety of delicious foods. It can be consumed by the general public.
Morphological characteristics
Black sesame seeds are oblong-oval, about 3 mm long and 2 mm wide. The surface is black, smooth or reticulated. The tip has a brown dotted umbilicus. The seed coat is thin, cotyledons 2, white, oily. The breath is slight, sweet, and there is an oil aroma. 
Function
Black sesame seeds contain a variety of essential amino acids in vitamin E and vitamin B1, which can accelerate the metabolic function of the human body; Black sesame seeds - contains iron and vitamin E are important components in preventing anemia, activating brain cells, and eliminating vascular cholesterol; Most of the fats contained in black sesame seeds are unsaturated fatty acids, which have the effect of prolonging life; According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, black sesame seeds have the effects of tonifying the liver and kidneys, moisturizing the five internal organs, invigorating qi, growing muscles, and filling the cerebral marrow, and can be used to treat dizziness, premature graying, hair loss, sore waist and knees, weakness of limbs, difficulty in walking, deficiency of the five organs, dry skin, dry bowel and constipation caused by insufficient liver and kidney essence and blood. Vegetarians should eat more black sesame seeds, and brain workers should eat more black sesame seeds. Lecithin contained in black sesame seeds is one of the components in bile, if the cholesterol in the bile is too high and the ratio of bile acid and lecithin is out of balance, it will be deposited and form gallstones, lecithin can decompose and lower cholesterol, so lecithin can prevent the formation of gallstones. Modern medical research results have confirmed that where gallstones patients, the lecithin content in their bile must be insufficient, often eat black sesame seeds can help people prevent and treat gallstones, and at the same time also have the effect of strengthening the brain and prolonging life. It is indeed a health care product commonly used by middle-aged and elderly people.
Chemical composition
Black sesame oil contains fatty oil, oleic acid, linoleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, arachidonic acid and other glycerides, and contains sesamin, sesamol, sesamol, planteose, seamose, etc.
Synonyms of sesamatin: lipomatin, sesambin , sesame mine.
Molecular formula and molecular weight: C20H15O6; 354.34C20H18O6
Physical properties: 122°C-123°C Sesamatin is arbitrarily dissolved in chloroform, benzene, acetic acid and acetone
Pharmacological effects: sesamin antiviral, fungicide, antioxidant, insecticidal synergist, treatment of tracheitis
