Miracle properties of sesame oil are known to people since ancient times — Avicenna described sesame seeds oil in the treatises on medicine. People used it for treatment for several millennia B.C. And not without reason, this product is rich with many useful substances and vitamins, and has really magic qualities. Further we will consider for what sesame oil is useful.
Today sesame oil is applied in many industries — and it not only medicine and cosmetology, but also the grocery industry, perfumery, confectionery and bakery products, it is used even at production of lubricants.
Get a product from seeds of sesame which is called still sezamy. Sunflower seeds at a plant very small, happen two flowers — dark and light, and very oily, more than 60% sunflower seeds is pure oil. Usually degree of aroma of a seed it is directly connected with its color — than the kernel, especially obvious aroma is more dark. However, the smell is quite specific and it is necessary to get used to it.
On production the oil pressing from sesame seeds is received under the influence of a press on crude grains. No additional processing is required to a product. Oil is capable to be stored about two years as has the expressed resistance to oxidizing processes.
And here in house conditions to receive such product a little more difficult. Previously sunflower seeds need to be subjected to heat treatment, accurately having slightly fried them in a frying pan. It is important not to overroast and not to dry up seeds, it is necessary just to warm them properly. Warm grains place in the blender or the coffee grinder and crush to consistence of powder. Powder from a sezam is poured in the gauze put in several layers and press through mix through a press for garlic (garlic press). As a result you receive several precious droplets of a magic elixir.
Important! Receiving oil in house conditions is labor-consuming and is expensive on time and the made efforts, but the received product will be of very high quality, absolutely natural and unambiguously fresh.
However, acquisition of sesame oil from the producer is the solution of a matter of time and efforts. The main thing, before purchase to check structure and an expiration date on the label. It is the best of all if the producer quite famous and gives a quality assurance of the products.
Oil of sesame is rich:
- the whole vitamin complex which includes vitamins A (Retinolum) and E (tocopherol), vitamin D (calciferol) and vitamins of group B and also ascorbic acid (vitamin C);
- irreplaceable polyunsaturated fatty acids omega-6 and acid omega-9;
- proteins, carbohydrates and amino acids;
It is possible to study day norm of all vitamins necessary for an organism and the list of the products containing them by means of the table for those who want to be healthy and beautiful (minerals).
- various minerals and macrocells: magnesium and iron, potassium and phosphorus, zinc and calcium, iron and manganese, and still great number of others;
- antioxidants among which there are phospholipids, phytin and many others.
Thanks to such rich structure the means gains really curative qualities.
Whether you know? Avicenna gave about hundred ways and recipes of use of sesame oil in the medical works.
Before you begin to accept sesame oil, it is worth studying advantage which it can bring and also with possible harm for health which though it is rare, but nevertheless can be put in some cases.
The advantage of sesame oil is quite unambiguous as it:
- well influences work of heart and vessels as strengthens a cardiac muscle, and does walls of vessels by more elastic because of what arterial blood pressure is regulated;
- reduces cholesterol level;
- is prevention of atherosclerosis;
- prevents appearance of such serious diseases as a stroke and a heart attack, ischemia of heart and a hypertension;
- increases viscosity of blood, stimulating developments of platelets;
- promotes harmonious work of a digestive tract;
- lowers acidity in a stomach if it is increased;
- possesses easy laxative action;
- facilitates a state at gripes;
- promotes clarification of an organism from helminths;
- is suitable for treatment as a part of complex therapy at gastritis, ulcers of stomach and duodenum, the enterokolit;
- normalizes work of a bile-excreting system;
- counterbalances nervous system, improving brain activity and ability to storing;
- has soft sedative effect, reducing a stress and calming at the increased irritability;
- approaches at insomnia and depressions.
Whether you know? In order that children were not ill, quickly developed and slept peacefully, in India from the very first day of life daily do them short-term massages with use of oil of a sezam.
Special attention sesame oil deserves subjects, than it is useful for women. The structure of a product is so well balanced that has positive influence on functioning women's reproductive, sexual and endocrine systems.
It normalizes a condition of the woman in the presence at her a premenstrual syndrome, calming nervous system and reducing physiological discomfort. During critical days the means promotes decrease in pain, normalizes a menstrual cycle, doing it stable, reduces duration and profuseness of monthly. It is useful for women at whom already there came the climacteric period to accept also oil pressing of a sezam. Substance maintains balance of hormones in an organism, renders soft psychoemotional regulation, reduces inflows.
Use of sesame oil at pregnancy provides an organism of future mother and kid with all necessary vitamins both micro and macrocells. It improves a physical and psychoemotional condition of the pregnant woman, reduces risk of emergence of complications in special situation and contributes to the correct development of a fruit. Also oil helps the woman to solve a delicate problem of locks which often arises during pregnancy. Means increases immunity and promotes strengthening of protective forces of an organism. As a result future mother is capable to resist well to colds and infectious diseases which are so dangerous during expectation of the kid. The big advantage of a product is observed and during feeding by a breast as maternal milk is enriched with all necessary for growth and development of the baby by elements, at the same time without causing in the baby of an allergy. Also means has no such collateral impact on the kid as the increased formation of gases and appearance of gripes.
Whether you know? At Chinese the daily morning hygienic procedures differ a little from ours as they begin morning hygiene with rinsing of a mouth and a throat with sesame oil.
As we already spoke, means from sesame is widely applied in various areas. It perfectly is suitable for use in cookery as useful and tasty gas station for fresh vegetables salads. In pharmacy oil is a part of many medicines and also is very often used in folk remedies of treatment of the most various problems with health. In branch of cosmetology the means also well proved as has beneficial influence on a condition of skin and a hair.
For cooking to a maslitsa from seeds of a sezam use two types: dark, with a bright specific nut smell which turns out at expression from previously fried sesame sunflower seeds, and light, not having such distinct taste and a smell, and extracted from crude seeds.
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Traditionally sesame oil is used in kitchen of the East. Since ancient times it was used most often in India. Later it everywhere extended in cuisine of Taiwan, China and Korea. In east countries generally use a dark oil pressing as locals are rather accustomed to its specific aroma and tastes. And here in the countries of Europe use light, almost tasteless more often. The product is great gas station for vegetable salads. Oil perfectly supplements vitamin bouquet and is well combined to taste with fresh vegetables.
Important! It is desirable to add sesame oil to a dish just before giving on a table.
And here in Asian cuisine sesame oil participates in preparation of many dishes. It is added to hot fan and to seafood, it is irreplaceable at preparation of pilaf, perfectly is suitable for pastries and sweets and also in it successfully pickle meat and vegetables.
And whether here it is possible to fry on sesame oil — a controversial issue. In principle, in Asia it is added to hot dishes and even fry vegetables and meat as consider that the product does not give in to destruction under the influence of high temperature. However in this case oil gains pronounced specific smack which can be not really pleasant to Europeans. In domestic kitchen, oil is usually applied in cold dishes and not struck to heat treatment, and use light crude grains oil. Therefore to fry on sesame oil or not is a question of flavoring preferences.
The oil pressing from seeds of sesame is long since applied in national recipes, however and this substance found wide circulation in the pharmaceutical industry. It often is a part of various medicines, ointments and emulsions. This means is frequent is a basis for laxative drugs and for the medicines directed to increase in blood clotting. Physicians often appoint reception of this means to people who have a sore heart or there is a tendency to increase in arterial blood pressure. And also that at whom the acidity of a stomach is increased or if erosion of bodies of a GIT are found. The product is suitable for the use during the autumn and winter period to avoid avitaminosis and frequent catarrhal and virus infectious diseases.
Sesame oil is irreplaceable and at weight loss as stimulates processes of combustion of fats, at the same time saturating an organism with all necessary substances. Thanks to it the organism is not put at risk of exhaustion even if you are on a strict diet.
Important! The daily dose of calcium necessary for the adult contains only in one tea spoon of sesame oil.
For treatment of diseases of national methods it is necessary to know how it is correct to drink sesame oil in the presence of any given disease. Let's consider several medical recipes with use of this miracle product:
- cold which is followed by cough and cold: oil is accepted inside on 1 tablespoon a day in the morning, on an empty stomach. Also before going to bed the warm oil warmed on a water bath to the patient pound a thorax and a back, well wrap up;
- inflammatory diseases of a throat (pharyngitis, tonsillitis): accept on 1 teaspoon of warm oil once within a day;
- at ear pain and at inflammation of an ear canal the warmed product is dug in in sick acoustical pass on 1 drop once a day;
- at locks it is recommended to use sesame oil few times in day on two tea spoons before food;
- at a toothache and inflammation of gums or an oral cavity the product can just be rubbed in all affected areas;
- at joint pain it is recommended to rub the means warmed on a water bath in skin in those sites where pain is observed.
Sesame oil is often applied in skin, hair and nails care. It well influences faded skin, returning it youth and elasticity as the composition of oil stimulates production of collagen which just and is responsible for elasticity of integuments. Also means improves inflow of blood to the surface of skin thanks to what there is a cell renewal, transport of nutrients and clarification from products of cellular activity more effectively.
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The product perfectly nourishes and moistens skin. Is suitable absolutely for any type of skin. Dry fills with moisture and returns it a healthy look, and at fat normalizes secretion of skin fat. Also the product has bactericidal properties thanks to what he perfectly struggles with acne rashes and an acne, cures pimples and considerably reduces chance of their repeated emergence.
Oil is appointed by dermatologists at different types peelings, dermatitis and a dermatosis as means sates fabrics with all necessary components and provides the accelerated cell regeneration.
Important! The oil pressing from seeds of sesame promotes fast healing of skin damages: scratches and grazes, inflammations and cuts and even burn injuries.
In home care of skin it is possible to enrich with sesame oil various cosmetics — creams and lotions, balms and masks where it needs to be added in a small amount. Also it can be used in an aromatherapy or in pure form. Massages with use of this product are useful. And it is possible to put on his face for the night in an undiluted state, and it will successfully replace night cream.
For external application it is possible to use a product since childhood for care for gentle and sensitive skin of the baby, at teenage age — for fight against pimples, since youth and youth — for maintenance of health of integuments and for prevention of early aging and withering, and at mature age — for healthy appearance, normalization of balance of hormones and for rejuvenation.
For hair care with sesame oil do masks. Such means recovers hair, returning them softness and gloss, increases fragility resistance, interferes with loss. Hair are enriched with vitamins and useful elements, begin to raise and be recovered much quicker. On nail care with an oil pressing do warm baths of sesame, apply directly on a cuticle in pure form or rub in a surface of a nail plate. Such application well affects a condition of nails — they become strong and elastic, break less, cease to exfoliate and also grow much quicker.
Whether you know? Ancient China did ink which turned out after full burning of a product of sesame oil.
Let's consider several recipes of beauty with use of oil from sesame seeds:
- for skin care, its moistening and nutrition, rejuvenation and at inflammatory processes and rashes it is possible to make a mask. Pure unrefined oil which is diluted with nothing is for this purpose used. The oil pressing needs to be warmed up on a water bath to a warm state and massing movements accurately to rub in face skin, necks and a decollete. Leave means on yourself approximately for 30 minutes. Then remove not absorbed product remains a napkin;
- if the face often is edematous, such unpleasant manifestation can be removed by means of a mask from sesame oil with addition of couple of drops of aromatic essential oil — tangerine, pine or juniper. Mix both ingredients. You will put mix on a face, massage. Leave structure on skin on a quarter of hour, then remove the remains a napkin and wash;
- for clarification of skin and removal of cosmetics it is also possible to use this product. For a start take a cotton pad and dip it into warm water. Wring out surplus of moisture. Drip several drops of oil of a sezam on a disk, and accurately wipe skin, removing a make-up;