Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | 胡麻 |
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| Formal name | 胡麻 | |
| Japanese name | ごま, Goma | |
| Vernacular name | Nham | |
| Latin name | Sesami Semen (JP), (CP) | |
| English name | Sesame (JP), (CP) | |
| Original plant name | Sesamum indicum L., (Goma) | |
| Family name | Pedaliaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | seed |
| Production area information | Union of Myanmar, Naypyidaw | |
| Collection information | Japan, Osaka Pref. , Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd. | |
| Collection date | 2020/7/3 | |
| Collector | Katsuko Komatsu | |
| Remarks | Joint Usage / Research Center Project 2020 | |
| TMPW No. | 30618 | |
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Production area information
Union of Myanmar,Naypyidaw
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Collection information
Japan,Osaka Pref.
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Scientific information data base
| Common name | 胡麻 （ゴマ油）, Huma, Sesami Semen (JP18), Sesami Semen Nigrum (CP2020), Sesame (JP18), Black Sesame (CP2020) | |||||
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| Synonyms | 黒脂麻, 黒芝麻 | |||||
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| Original plant name | Sesamum indicum Linn., (Goma) | |||||
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| Family name | Pedaliaceae | |||||
| Used part | seed | |||||
| Quality for selection | Huma is a pale yellow liquid which clots from -5 to 0℃. It has no or slightly characteristic odor. (TN) | |||||
| Official compendium | JP XVIII, CP (2020 ed.) | |||||
| Clinical application | As tonic, demulcent and antidote, it is used to treat weak constitution, recovery from disease and diarrhea. It is externally applied to cure inflammation and abscess. | |||||
| Medical system | Traditional Chinese medicine | |||||
| Drug effect in traditional medicine | Traditional classification | Drugs for replenishing Yin-vital essence | ||||
| Beneficial effect | [Property and Flavor] Neutral; sweet. [Meridian Tropism] Liver, kidney and large intestine meridians. [Actions] To tonify liver-kidney, repenish essence and blood, moisten the intestines. [Indications] Deficiency of essence and blood, dizziness and blurred vision, tinnitus and deafness, premature graying, hair loss after recovering from an illness, constipation caused by intestinal dryness. | |||||
| Chemical constituent | Fatty acids (*C1): Oleic acid, Linoleic acid, Palmitic acid, Stearic acid Lignans & Neolignans (*C1): Sesamin, Sesamolin, Sesamol | |||||
| Chemical structure |  
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| Pharmacological effect | not exactly known | |||||
| DNA sequence | AF067067, AF169853, AJ236041, L14408 | |||||
| Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") |  ※Click this image to see the actual image | |||||
| Disease | Debility after illness, Constipation, Lightheadedness, Bleary eyes, Ear buzzing, Numbness | |||||
| Formulation | Shofusan | |||||
| References | JP18: The 18th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia. CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi. C1) The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 278-279. | |||||
| Remarks | There are white sesame and black sesame. In general, black sesame is for medicinal use. Sesame oil is the fatty oil made from the seeds. It is frequently used as the basic material of many kinds of oil medicines (tila) in Ayurveda. | |||||
| Last renewal date | 2021/09/27 | |||||
