Til / Sesame (Sesamum Indicum)- Ayurvedic Properties, Dosage

Dr Vikram Chauhan07 Oct, 2022Health

This herb is somewhat kashaya (astringent), madhur (sweet), and tikta (bitter), helps to control the motions, and helps to increase the pitta dosha due to its ushna (hot) potency. Its post-digestion effect is Madhur (sweet), provides strength to the body, moisturizes the body, and is used as an external application over the wound to heal it fast, this is helpful in making stronger teeth, enhancing the digestive fire, memory power, retention of urine, good for skin, hair but is heavy in digestion. The black sesame seeds are the best, white is of medium quality, and the rest of the seeds including red are of inferior quality.