SESAME SESAMUM INDICUM SHANSHI

SESAME (Sesamum indicum L.) +++

Synonyms :
S. mulayanum N. C. Nair, S. orientale L.

Activities (Sesame) :
Abortifacient (f; EFS; FEL; KAB); Antiabortive (f; JFM); Antiedemic (f; JFM); Anticonvulsant (f; DAA); Antiinflammatory (f; JFM); Antioxidant (f; WOI); Aphrodisiac (f; KAB; WOI); Astringent (f; KAB); Demulcent (f; EFS; FEL; KAB); Dentifrice (f; DAA); Diuretic (f; KAB; SKJ; WOI); Emmenagogue (f; EFS; FEL; KAB; SKJ; WOI); Emollient (f; KAB; SKJ; WOI); Immunosuppressant (1; HH2; PH2); Lactagogue (f; JFM; KAB; SKJ; WOI); Laxative (f; JFM; PH2); Neurotonic (f; JFM); Propecic (f; DAA; KAB); Tonic (f; KAB; SKJ; WOI).

Indications (Sesame) :
Alopecia (f; DAA; JFM); Amenorrhea (f; FEL; KAP; WOI); Arthrosis (f; JFM; KAB); Asthma (f; KAB); Bleeding (f; KAB); Bronchosis (f; JFM); Burn (f; KAB; WOI); Cachexia (f; DAA); Cacoethes (f; JLH); Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, abdomen (f; JLH); Cancer, breast (f; JLH); Cancer, colon (f; JLH); Cancer, eye (f; JLH); Cancer, stomach (f; JLH); Catarrh (f; FEL; JFM; KAP); Cholera (f; KAP); Cold (f; DAA; JFM); Condylomata (f; DAA); Conjunctivosis (f; JFM); Constipation (f; DAA; JFM; KAB; PH2); Convulsion (f; DAA); Cough (f; KAB; WOI); Cystosis (f; FEL; KAP); Dermatosis (f; FEL; JFM; PH2); Diarrhea (f; FEL; JFM); Dyschezia (f; PH2); Dysentery (f; FEL; KAB; SKJ); Dysmenorrhea (f; DAA; KAP; WOI); Dysuria (f; KAB; SKJ); Edema (f; JFM); Enterosis (f; JLH; KAP); Gastrosis (f; JLH); Gout (f; KAB); Gray Hair (f; DAA; KAB); Hemorrhoid (f; DAA; KAB; SKJ; WOI); High Blood Pressure (f; DAA); Impotence (f; DAA); Induration (f; JLH); Inflammation (f; JFM; KAB); Malaria (f; KAB); Mastosis (f; JLH); Menorrhagia (f; KAB); Migraine (f; KAB); Nephrosis (f; FEL); Neurosis (f; DAA); Neuroparalysis (f; DAA); Ophthalmia (f; FEL; JLH); Otorrhea (f; DAA); Proctorrhagia (f; WOI); Pulmonosis (f; KAB); Respirosis (f; KAB); Rheumatism (f; JFM; PH2); Scab (f; PH2); Scabies (f; KAB); Smallpox (f; KAB); Snakebite (f; KAB); Sore (f; DAA; SKJ; WOI); Sore Throat (f; KAB); Splenosis (f; KAB); Strangury (f; KAB; KAP); Swelling (f; JFM; PH2); Syphilis (f; KAB); Urethrosis (f; FEL); Uterosis (f; DAA); Uterorrhagia (f; JFM); VD (f; KAB); Vertigo (f; DAA; KAB); Wart (f; DAA; JLH); Water Retention (f; KAB; SKJ; WOI).

Dosages (Sesame) :
30–60 g (HH2); 20 g seed/0.5 liter water (JFM).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Sesame) :
Class 1 (Food) (AHP). Not covered (KOM; PHR). “Health hazards not known with proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). Some people are anaphylactically sensitive to sesame (AHP). While the seeds are rich in oil, they do not contain 97% to 98% fatty oil, as reported in PH2. In vitro, sesamin is immunosuppressant, IC50 = 0.33 µg/ml, cf prednisolone 0.06 µg/ml (HH2).


SHANSHI (Coriaria ruscifolia L. subsp. microphylla (Poir.) L. E. Skog) X

Synonyms :
C. microphylla Poir., C. thymifolia Humb & Bonpl. ex Willd.

Activities (Shanshi) :
Astringent (f; CRC); Candidicide (f; CRC); Hallucinogen (f; CRC); Poison (f; CRC); Rodenticide (f; CRC).

Indications (Shanshi) :
Candida (f; CRC); Collapse (f; CRC); Diarrhea (f; CRC); Yeast (f; CRC).

Dosages (Shanshi) :
1 mg as a stimulant in case of collapse (CRC).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Shanshi) :
“Classified as a narcotic hallucinogen (giving flight sensations). The LD50 for the leaves is 3.75 mg/kg, mature fruits 1.55, and green fruits 0.45 mg/kg. Frequent symptoms of intoxication include stupor, vertigo, convulsion. Death may result from asphyxia, respiratory paralysis, and heart failure.” (CRC).