sesamum indicum

action	abortifacient, antidiarrheal, aphrodisiac, bechic, cathartic, demulcent, diuretic, emmenagogue, emollient, lactogogue, laxative, pediculicide, tonic
common name	sesame
contains	alanine, arginine, phenylalanine, vitamin B1, vitamin E, vitamin T
family	pedaliaceae
indigenous use	cherokee, santal
range	africa, dominican republic, ethiopia, germany, haiti, honduras, india, iraq, java, johore, kurdistan, malaya, mexico, turkey, venezuela
use	medicine
used to treat	burns, cancer, catarrh, children's ailments, colic, common cold, cough, deafness, dysentery, earache, eruptions, female ailments, labor, leprosy, ophthalmia, piles, rheumatism, tumor, women's ailments, wounds