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Medicine in the Middle East

The phrase “open sesame” refers to the tendency of open sesame seeds when ripe, and was first used in the book A Thousand and One Arabian Nights. Ali Baba, the book’s main character, used the phrase as a password to open the secret entrance to a cave. Sesame was used in Assyria, about 700 BC.

It is said that wine was drunk by sesame Assyrian gods before creating the earth. A traditional Arab remedy for colds and cough is the sesame oil and red onions cooked with eggs. In Iran, sesame oil as a laxative taken by mouth. In Jordan, sesame seed oil is taken orally to stimulate milk flow and to suppress the cough. Read the rest of this entry »

European Medicine

You have written that sesame oil was brought to Europe from India in the first century BC. Other texts say that sesame oil was produced in Urartu (now Armenia) from 1950 BC. According to secondary sources, the ancient Greeks ate sesame seeds for its stimulant and to increase energy and enhance athletic performance.

In Unani medicine (a school of medicine based on Greek philosophy and adopted by Arab and Indian cultures), it is believed that sesame has contraceptive effects – apply dry seeds of sesame or sesame oil on the penis before intercourse to prevent conception. In Europe, traditionally, sesame oil is taken by their supposed ability to stimulate menstruation. In Western European countries, sesame allegedly taken is taken as a laxative and to treat dysentery. Read the rest of this entry »

It is reported that over 3,000 years, the sesame seeds have been used in China as food and medicine, and the production of ink for calligraphy. Sesame is included in the text of ancient Chinese pharmacopoeia Classic of Materia Medica for Farmers, which was written some 2,500 years ago. In traditional Chinese medicine, have been used sesame dried flowers to cure alopecia, freezing, constipation (because sesame oil is a laxative), and warts.

According to secondary sources, sesame oil has been a traditional Chinese remedy for dental and periodontal disorders (such as toothache and gum disease), from the fourth century BC. The ground seeds of sesame have been used topically to treat insect bites and skin burns from the eighth century BC. The Chinese also applied a poultice of sesame in the skin to treat numerous diseases, including disorders of the skin (eg wounds and psoriasis) and joint disorders (such as inflammation of the joints). Read the rest of this entry »

Ayurveda

The Sushruta Samhita, an Ayurvedic text written in Sanskrit, sesame oil is considered the “most meritorious” between the oil and is recommended for wounds, burns and animal bites or insects. In Ayurveda recommends the regular application of topical sesame oil massage to promote health in general.

In Ayurveda, medicated oils are prepared by prolonged cooking sesame oil with a pasty mass of herbs and herbal tea. The Modern Ayurvedic physicians worldwide have used sesame oil to treat various chronic diseases, including diseases of the liver (hepatitis), diabetes and migraines. They assume that the application of sesame oil to the hair darker hair color. Also used to prevent graying and hair loss. Read the rest of this entry »

The sesame seeds or sesame (Sesamum indicum) is a plant that is grown throughout the world for its edible seeds. Sesame oil, a source of vitamin E, is derived from sesame seeds. There are many varieties of sesame oil that vary in flavor and color. Sesame oil is used as cooking oil for massage as a treatment for hair, in the manufacture of food and medicine, various religious practices, and as an industrial solvent. Furthermore, sesame oil is often used as a means of oral and intravenous drugs. In folk medicine, sesame seeds have been used to treat a variety of wounds.

African Medicine

We report the use of sesame in medicine and Egyptian cuisine started around 1500 BC. Sesame oil was used as fuel for lighting lamps have been discovered in Egyptian archaeological sites. There are reports that sesame oil is a traditional remedy for sore Egyptian circulatory disorders, arthritis and nerve (eg caused by sciatica neuralgia), and for removing excess wax the ears. During the Bronze Age, sesame plants were used as a source of oil in Syria and Mesopotamia. It is believed that African slaves brought sesame to the Americas in the 1600s. Read the rest of this entry »

Not all chocolates are equal. Learn to distinguish

The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) defines the chocolates into different categories according to their content of cocoa. The higher it is, the higher the content of heart-healthy flavonoids. To determine which reports you more chocolate health benefits, read the labels when you should come including the percentage of cocoa. The best for you is the dark, which contains 60 to 70% cocoa and is often called bitter, or extra-bitter, containing a small amount of sugar for flavor and a healthy amount of flavonoids.

Find other ratings on the labels according to taste or even the amount of sugar they contain. So you can more accurately choose, remember the following: Read the rest of this entry »

Chocolate lovers, especially the higher cocoa content, are celebrating. Study after study confirms that in addition to delicious, may even benefit the health, especially the heart, reducing cardiac risk, blood pressure and cholesterol levels. But before you run to open that box of chocolates, they should know what type of chocolate provides these benefits and how much you should eat.

For many, a piece of chocolate is equivalent to a slice of heaven. Theobroma wonder, the scientific name of the cacao tree from which chocolate is extracted, in Greek means “food of gods.” It turns out that, in addition to delicious, rich in fat and calories. The soldiers of the two World Wars it included in their rations for its calorie content and ease of transport. Read the rest of this entry »

These drinks have a high energy density without providing any other nutrient in the diet, rather than sugar itself. This group includes both still and carbonated soft drinks and sugary commercial juices and nectars. Excessive current consumption is linked to health problems like tooth decay, weight gain and type II diabetes.

Also fall in this group are commonly called energy drinks, but that its composition should be named rather drink ‘stimulants’. They look like any soda bubbles, because they share basic ingredients carbonated water and sugar. Read the rest of this entry »

Beverages and low calorie sweet known as ‘Diet’ or ‘Light’ are preferable to their counterparts with sugar, and that hydrate without extra power supply unnecessary. Currently under investigation on the effect they have some sweeteners such as aspartame in increasing the sweet desire in people who consume these drinks regularly.

Increasingly, consumers are accustomed to the taste, which explains that was gradually increasing its consumption. Sports drinks such as isotonic, is designed to replenish energy and minerals lost during physical exercise. For this reason, their regular consumption is only recommended for those who practice intense sport, since they contain large amounts of sugar. Read the rest of this entry »

The classics: coffee and tea

The use of the therapeutic virtues of coffee or tea is an ancient practice that has never lapsed. In fact, according to the new graphic image given by American researchers, these two drinks are, consumed in perspective, the second level within the framework of recommended drinks.

Tea, mild stimulant with a third less caffeine than a cup of coffee, contains an interesting amount of antioxidants as well as several micronutrients, along with a moderate decrease in the risk of heart disease, increased bone density and reduction risk of nephrolithiasis (kidney stones). Read the rest of this entry »