A REVIEW ON SESAME - AN ETHNO MEDICINALLY SIGNIFICANT OIL CROP

Life Sciences-Botany

Authors

  • NAGPURKAR MUKTA Research Student, Post Graduate Research Centre, Department of Botany, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra, India..
  • PATIL NEETA M Associate Professor, Post Graduate Research Centre, Department of Botany, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Keywords:

Sesame, ethno-botany, Pedaliaceae, food, medicines, oil

Abstract

Herbal medicines are popular in the treatment of many diseases. They are safe and easily available. India produces different oil seeds like groundnut, mustard, rapeseed and sesame seed and substantial quantity of edible oils is consumed here. Sesame is widely known oil crop of Pedaliaceae family with bell shaped purple or white coloured flowers. The fruits of the plant are oblong capsules containing numerous small and oval seeds  which  show  colours  like  white,  red,  brown  or  black.  Sesame  seeds  were  thought  to  have  first originated in India and are also mentioned in early Hindu legends. Sesame seeds, oil and other parts of plant have numerous uses from preparations of hair oils to treatments of various ailments in human as well as in cattle. An ethno-botanical review of sesame provides information about therapeutic use of sesame seeds and even other parts of plant for different ailments.

Published

2022-07-11

How to Cite

NAGPURKAR MUKTA, & PATIL NEETA M. (2022). A REVIEW ON SESAME - AN ETHNO MEDICINALLY SIGNIFICANT OIL CROP: Life Sciences-Botany. International Journal of Life Science and Pharma Research, 7(2), 58–63. Retrieved from https://ijlpr.com/index.php/journal/article/view/1100

Issue

Volume 7 Issue 2, April - June 2017

Section

Review Articles
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