Sesame seeds tiny, flat oval is a food taste and almost not chew in many Asian dishes as well as dishes of raw tahini and honey sesame jam in China great East. They are offered year-round.
 
  Sesame seeds may be the oldest condiment of people - from 1600 tr.CN. They are prized for the oil can resist rancidity strangely. "Oh Sesame, open up" the famous saying in ancient Arabian story, reflecting unusual characteristic of sesame seed crust, can burst open when mature. The scientific name is Sesamun indicum sesame seeds.
 
Although sesame seeds are grown in tropical regions throughout the world since prehistoric times, the legend shows its origins are far more ancient. In the Atxiri legend, when the gods met to creation of the world, they drank wine made from sesame seeds.
The basic component of sesame seeds:
 
the Vitamin
The saturated fat
The single fat
The mineral salts
The amino acid
  Sesame seeds are not only excellent sources of manganese and copper, but also of calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc, and fiber. Along with these important nutrients, sesame seeds contain two unique substances: sesamin and sesamolin. Both of these substances belong to a group particularly useful fiber called lignans, and was shown to reduce cholesterol in humans, antihypertensive and increase vitamin E supplies in animals. Sesamin is also known to have the ability to protect the liver from oxidative damage.
 
  Rich in minerals useful: sesame seeds are very good source of copper, and calcium. ¼ cup sesame seeds provide 74% of the nutritional value of the contract date, 31.6% of magnesium nutritional value, and 35.1% in day nutritional value of calcium.
 
Effects of sesame seeds:
Treatment of arthritis
 
Copper-in-sesame seeds have some effect Reduces pain and swelling of rheumatoid arthritis (a chronic form of arthritis increases, causing inflammation). There is so effective because this mineral plays an important role in anti-inflammatory enzyme systems and antioxidants. In addition, copper plays an important role in the activity of lysyl oxidase, an enzyme necessary for the creation of cross-linking between collagen and elastin-created substrate structure, strength and elasticity of blood vessels , bones and joints.

Supports cardiovascular health and respiratory
 
  Studies have supported magnesium effects of sesame in:
  - Anti airway spasms in people with asthma.
- Reduce high blood pressure, a risk factor for heart attack, stroke and heart attack due to diabetes.
- Prevents blood vessel constriction phenomenon of brain nerves, this phenomenon can cause migraine symptoms.
- Helping women to regulate normal sleep rhythm in menopause.
- Helps against colon cancer, osteoporosis, migraine and PMS
 
Colon cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in the large intestine, forming tumors tend to invade and metastasize to other organs in the body. U.S. magazine Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Dr. Susanna C. Larsson of the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm (Sweden) and colleagues said recent research showed that "the inverse relationship between calcium consumption and risk colon cancer. "They have conducted research on the relationship between calcium consumption and risk of colorectal cancer in 45 306 Swedish men between 45-79 years old and have never had a history of cancer thu.Trong 6.7 the following year, a total of 449 people with colon cancer. The researchers found the risk of disease in people who consumed the most calcium - such as sesame seeds eat high-calcium content lower than 32% compared with those who consumed less calcium added.