hu ma ren, Complementary and Alternative Healing University

hu ma ren 胡麻(芝麻)
by: Joe Hing kwok Chu

Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Semen Sesami indici

Botanical name:

學名﹕

Sesamum indicum L.

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

goma

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

huchima

Pron. in Cantonese::

粵音﹕

wu4 maa4

Other Names:

別名﹕

he zhi ma黑芝麻，ju sheng zi巨勝子，ju sheng 巨勝，hu ma ren 胡麻仁，zhi ma 脂麻。

Common Name:

英文名﹕

black sesame seeds

Distribution:

產地﹕

throughout China. 全中國。

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

sweet, neutral.

味甘，性平。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

kidney, liver, large intestine.

腎，肝，大腸。

Medical functions:

藥理﹕

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

Liver-kidney yin deficient wih dizziness, blurry vision, ringing in the ears, headache, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, pain in the rib cage dure to yinxu, constipation due to dryness of intestines or due to blood deficient orqixu (qi deficient)

肝腎陰虚之頭眩，眼花，耳嗚，頭痛，高血壓病，動脈硬化，血虛麻木，陰虛脅痛，腸燥便秘，氣虛便秘。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

sesami indicin, sesamolin, sesamol, oleic acid, linoleic acid, palmitic acid, arachiec acid, glycerol, vitamin E, calcium.

fat, main ingredients:	脂肪, 主要成份：
oleic acid ~48%	油酸～48%
linoleic acid ~37%	亞油酸～37%
pallmitic acid ~15.42%	棕榈酸~15.42%
arachidic acid	花生酸
stearic acid ~5.8%	硬脂酸 ~5.8%
lenolenic acid	亞油烯酸
glyceric acid	24烷酸的甘油酸

Daly Dosage:

每日用量﹕

9 - 30 g

Samples of formulae

:處方舉例﹕

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

not to use in cases of diarrhea.

腹瀉者忌用。

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Last update: Aug 8, 2010, 11:37 p.m. LAH