Post Date December, 02 2023
Is black sesame nourishing kidney yin or kidney yang?
The ancients believed that taking black sesame seeds for a long time could lighten the body and prevent aging, and it was called "Xianjia Food". The "New Compilation of Materia Medica" states that it "nourishes the liver and kidneys, nourishes the five organs, has black hair, and moistens the intestines." It summarizes the efficacy of black sesame. Black sesame has the effect of tonifying the kidney, so does black sesame tonify kidney yin or kidney yang?
Black sesame has a smooth and sweet taste, and has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidney, nourishing the five organs. It has good therapeutic and health effects on dizziness, white hair, hair loss, waist and knee soreness, intestinal dryness and constipation caused by insufficient liver and kidney essence and blood.
Black sesame contains a variety of essential amino acids that, with the participation of vitamin E and vitamin B1, can accelerate the metabolic function of the human body; Black sesame contains iron and vitamin E, which are important components for preventing anemia, activating brain cells, and eliminating vascular cholesterol; Black sesame contains mostly unsaturated fat acid, which can prolong life.
Black sesame has the functions of tonifying the liver and kidney, nourishing the five organs, tonifying qi, growing muscles, and filling the brain marrow. It can be used to treat symptoms such as dizziness, premature whitening of beard and hair, hair loss, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, fatigue of limbs, difficulty in walking, deficiency of the five organs, dryness and dryness of the skin, and constipation caused by dryness of the intestines. Its efficacy in nourishing black hair is also well known.
Black sesame has a good kidney tonifying effect. It is mainly used for intestinal dryness constipation caused by blood deficiency and fluid deficiency, or habitual constipation in the elderly. It has a good effect on diseases of kidney yin deficiency, and also has an auxiliary treatment effect on yin deficiency caused by prolonged cough and dry throat. It can also be adjusted with food supplements to taste. Mental workers and those who suffer from liver and kidney yin deficiency according to traditional Chinese medicine should eat more black sesame seeds.
Actually, eating sesame seeds raw and cooked has the same nutritional value, but eating them raw may harm the stomach. Sesame contains high quality protein and cholesterol. The fat it contains is healthy vegetable oil. The content of unsaturated fat acid and minerals is also high. It can be well absorbed when eaten cooked or raw.
It's best for elderly people to eat it cooked. Sesame seeds have small particles and a layer of skin on the outside. If eaten raw, it can easily affect digestion and absorption. Even if you really want to eat it raw, you should try to grind it up and mix it with peanuts and crushed walnuts for a better taste.
Many people often eat whole grains of black sesame, but this is not conducive to human absorption. The nutritional components of sesame seeds are hidden in the seeds and must be crushed to be effective. If black sesame is ground and eaten again, the nutrients inside are more easily digested and absorbed. For those who like to eat black sesame seeds, it is best to prepare a small mortar at home, or use a blender directly and eat it immediately.
Black sesame will fade, but it should not be black
It is understood that normal black sesame seeds will fade after washing, and it is the natural pigments that play a role. The more mature and plump black sesame seeds are, the more likely they will fade after soaking in water. Because black sesame contains a natural pigment called flavonoid anthocyanins, this pigment has excellent water solubility. After being soaked in water for a period of time, the color of the water will turn purple or slightly black. But it is not advisable to wash out water that is as black as ink, nor should there be a situation where the color still "fades" after multiple washes.
Black sesame is stained for two main reasons. One is that after dressing up, sesame seeds look black and bright, and sell well, attracting consumers to purchase; The second is to facilitate the mixing of white sesame seeds with slightly lower prices and lower quality, which indirectly increases the selling price.
Industry insiders say that sesame dyeing technology is still in the "primitive" stage, with dyeing materials mostly being edible pigments or black pigments that cover the surface and are not difficult to distinguish, but it is definitely not good for people to eat.
Here is a reminder to consumers that when encountering abnormally black sesame seeds, they should be cautious when purchasing. It is best to pour some water into the palm of their hand and gently rub the sesame seeds. If there are any abnormal colors left on their hands, they should be careful. Before consumption, soak it in clean water for a period of time. If the washed water is a strong red or black color, it can be basically concluded that it is dyed sesame.
Yangshenzhi.com reminds that only the skin of black sesame is black, and the inside is white. You can use a small knife to cut it open and observe whether both inside and outside are black to determine if it is discolored. You can also place black sesame seeds in your palm to see if the soaked black sesame seeds have dyed your hands black, in order to determine if they have been dyed.
