The external medical effects of sesame oil

Sesame oil is a must-have condiment in our kitchen. It is loved by many people. When making many foods, you can add some sesame oil. Food with sesame oil will taste better. Sesame oil has rich nutritional value, and eating it regularly is very helpful to your health. Sesame oil has many external medical effects that we may not think of. It can treat and relieve many diseases.

Nutritional content of sesame oil

1. Sesame oil is also known as sesame oil, fragrant oil and small-milled sesame oil. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that sesame oil is cool in nature and sweet in taste, and has the effects of moisturizing dryness, replenishing fluids, calming wind, detoxifying and killing insects, and eliminating sores and swelling. Modern research shows that sesame oil is a healthy oil. Sesame oil is mainly composed of oleic acid, linoleic acid, palmitic acid, and glycerides. It contains protein and amino acids. It also contains sesamin, sesame oil, lecithin, sucrose, pentosan, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and vitamins A, D, E, etc.

2. Among them, vitamin E has a good effect on improving blood circulation and promoting metabolism, and is better at softening blood vessels and maintaining blood vessel elasticity; linoleic acid is an unsaturated fatty acid, which has the function of regulating cholesterol, has a good effect on moisturizing the intestines and promoting bowel movements, and has a certain preventive effect and therapeutic effect on constipation; lecithin is a natural detoxifier, which can break down excess toxins in the body and excrete them from the body through the liver and kidneys. It also has good hydrophilicity and lipophilicity, and can provide the skin with sufficient moisture and oxygen, making the skin smooth and soft.

External use of sesame oil

Take an appropriate amount of sesame oil and apply it directly on the skin. It has a good moisturizing effect and can make the skin smooth and delicate.

Apply a small amount of sesame oil to your lips in the morning and evening to repair and moisturize your lips.

Applying sesame oil directly to the affected area of ​​the nasal cavity with a sterilized cotton ball can improve the symptoms of chronic rhinitis; or soak Xanthium sibiricum in sesame oil overnight, heat and boil at 100℃ for 30 minutes the next day, filter, cool to a clean glass bottle, and then apply sesame oil to the affected area of ​​the nasal cavity with a sterilized cotton ball.

Rich in sesame oil

Drinking half a tablespoon of sesame oil every night before going to bed and after getting up in the morning, or taking it with honey water, can prevent and treat bronchitis and constipation.

Take sesame oil and lamb liver in a ratio of 1:2, add a little salt and stir-fry until cooked, which can help moisten the lungs and relieve cough.

Taking half a tablespoon of sesame oil every day can relieve the symptoms of periodontitis, bad breath, tonsillitis, and bleeding gums.

People who are used to smoking and drinking can drink some sesame oil regularly to reduce the irritation and damage of smoke to teeth, gums and oral mucosa.

Drinking some sesame oil before drinking can play a certain protective role on the esophagus and gastric mucosa.

Precautions

People with bacillary dysentery, acute gastroenteritis, and diarrhea should not eat too much sesame oil due to gastrointestinal dysfunction. When purchasing and using sesame oil, be careful to identify the authenticity. Simple identification methods include: the authentic product has a strong aroma. Drop sesame oil on calm water surface, and you will see large, thin, colorless, transparent oil bubbles appear on the genuine sesame oil; pick up the sesame oil bottle, shake it vigorously and see how fast the bubbles disappear. The one that disappears quickly is the genuine product.