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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae)

Common Names
Sesame, Benneseed, Beni, Ajonjoli (Sp.), Sesamo (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-ASARININ 0 Seed Oil *
(+)-EPISESAMIN 0 Seed 1.5 *
(+)-EPISESAMINONE 0 Seed 0.8 *
(+)-KOBUSIN 0 Seed 1.1 *
(+)-PINORESINOL 1 Seed 18.0 *
(+)-PINORESINOL-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL(1,2)-O-(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL(1,6)-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Seed 52.0 *
(+)-PIPERITOL 0 Seed 1.5 *
(+)-SESAMIN 0 Root *
(+)-SESAMIN 0 Seed 419.0 *
(+)-SESAMIN 0 Seed Oil 1700.0 25000.0 *
(+)-SESAMOLIN 0 Seed 218.0 *
(+)-SESAMOLINOL 0 Seed 2.0 *
2-(4-METHYL-PENT-3-ENYL)-ANTHRAQUINONE 0 Tissue Culture 29.0 *
2-(4-METHYL-PENTA-1,3-DIENYL)-ANTHRAQUINONE 0 Tissue Culture 18.0 *
2-ACETYL-3-METHYL-FURAN 0 Seed ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
2-ACETYL-FURAN 0 Seed *
2-ACETYL-PYRROLE 0 Seed ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
2-HEPTANAL 0 Seed *
2-ISOPROPENYL-NAPHTHAZARIN-2,3-EPOXIDE 0 Tissue Culture 550.0 *
2-METHOXY-4-ETHYLPHENOL 0 Seed Jim Duke's personal files.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 7 (View) *
Absorbent 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View) *
Acnegenic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aggregant 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 7 (View) *
Allelochemic 1 (View) *
Allelopathic 4 (View) Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 11 (View) *
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 12 (View) *
Androgenic 2 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Anesthetic 2 (View) *