Given the growing body of scientific support on its health benefit, sesame would be just as at home in a medicine cabinet as it would be a kitchen cupboard.
Sesame (Sesamum indicum) is one of the oldest cultivated plants in the world, prized as an oilseed for at least 5,000 years. While it is beginning to regain favor due to its exceptionally high calcium and magnesium content, few realize it is also one of the most potent medicinal foods still commonly consumed today.
Substitution of all dietary oils with sesame oil brought down systolic and dystolic blood pressure to normal.
