Sesamum indicum (seed)

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Latest revision as of 15:37, 26 May 2015

AHPA recognizes other valuable resources exist regarding the identity of Sesamum indicum.

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Contents

Nomenclature

Sesamum indicum L.   Pedaliaceae  
Syn. Sesamum orientale L.  
Standardized common name (English): sesame  
Ayurvedic name(s): tila

Botanical Voucher Specimen

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Sesamum indicum Kew barcode=K001123818 697904.jpg
Source: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[1]

Sesamum indicum Kew barcode=K001123820 697906.jpg
Source: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[2]

Organoleptic Characteristics

Macroscopic Characteristics

[Sesamum indicum is an] annual, with a branching stem four or five feet high, and bearing opposite, petiolate leaves, varying considerably in their shape. The flowers are reddish-white, and stand solitarily upon short peduncles in the axils of the leaves. The fruit is an oblong capsule, with small, oval, yellowish seeds.

Source: United States Dispensatory (1918) [3]

Microscopic Characteristics

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Sesamum indicum - Alkemist Laboratories.jpg
Thin walled palisade cells showing small drops of oil observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[4]

Sesamum indicum-1 - Alkemist Laboratories.jpg
Small crystal of calcium oxalate observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[5]

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

Supplementary Information

Sources

  1. ↑ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001123818
  2. ↑ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001123820
  3. ↑ United States Dispensatory (1918)
  4. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
  5. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
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