तिलः - Sesamum indicum
Name - तिलः
Botanical name - Sesamum indicum
Description - Erect, herbs. Leaves simple, variable, lobed or pedatisect. Flowers white or pink, in axillary racemes. Capsule oblong- quadrangular, deeply 4-grooved? seeds black, brown or white.
Chemical Constituents- Leaves contain flavonoid glucoside Pedalin. Seeds yield oil containing Sesamin and Sesamolin.
Use - Seeds emollient, galactogogue, diuretic. Seed paste applied to piles. Seeds yield a fatty oil called Sesame oil, gingelly oil or Til oil, also yields volatile oil. Fresh leaves used in ophthalmic and cutaneous complaints.
