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Small black seeds that only give up their flavour once toasted. Ground, they become 芝麻糊; stirred into honey water they make the simplest of the bowel-moistening drinks, which is the commonest use after a birth.
Nature · neutral Flavour · sweet Meridians · liver、kidney、large intestine
In food therapy black sesame moistens the bowel, nourishes the blood and is said to darken the hair. Constipation being common after a birth, it is the first of these that gets mentioned.
Toast in a dry wok until the seeds jump, then grind or steep whole.
The sesame-growing provinces of northern and central China. Whole and ground at Australian Asian grocers, and in the supermarket health aisle
Common at Asian grocers
Lo Fo Tong is cultural food-heritage reference, not medical advice. If you are pregnant, unwell or on medication, talk to your doctor or registered practitioner before changing what is in the pot.