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Black Sesame

Black Sesame. Class: Yin-Tonifying Medicinal. Properties: Sweet; Calm. Meridians: Liver; Kidney; Large Intestine

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Hei Zhi Ma
中文名 (Chinese)
ι»‘θŠιΊ»
Latin Name
Sesami Semen Nigrum; Semen Sesami Nigrum
English Name
Black Sesame
Alias Names
θƒ‘ιΊ»ε·¨θƒœη‹—θ™±δΉŒιΊ»δΉŒιΊ»ε­ζ²ΉιΊ»ζ²ΉιΊ»ε­ι»‘ζ²ΉιΊ»θ„‚ιΊ»ε·¨θƒœε­ι»‘θ„‚ιΊ»δΉŒθŠιΊ»ε°θƒ‘ιΊ»
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (ζ€§ε‘³)
Sweet; Calm
Meridians (归经)
Liver; Kidney; Large Intestine
Part Used
Black seed
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Yin-Tonifying Medicinal
εŠŸζ•ˆεˆ†η±» (CN)
θ‘₯阴药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (εŠŸθƒ½)
To tonify the liver and the kidney, to replenish vital essence and blood, and to relax the bowels.
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
Dizziness, tinnitus and deafness, premature graying in beard and hair, hair loss during convalescence, intestinal dry and constipation.
πŸ”— External References
SymMap
166
TCMID
6841
TCMSP
166
TCM-ID
848