Sesamum indicum: 2 definitions

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Sesamum indicum means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient India

Sesamum indicum (in Sanskrit: Tila) is used in a recipe for manipulating the colour of flowers or fruits (on the tree) [varṇa-pravartana], according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “Trees treated with water and paste containing the mixture of Hordeum vulgare, Butea monosperma, Rubia cordifolia, Curcuma longa and Sesamum indicum [e.g., Tila] and also smeared with the same paste bear red fruits”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)

Sesamum indicum L. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Capraria integerrima Miq., Sesamum africanum Tod., Sesamum occidentalis Heer & Regel, Sesamum oleiferum Sm., Sesamum oleiferum Moench, Sesamum orientale L., nom. rej. against Sesamum indicum L., nom. cons..

References regarding Sesamum indicum L. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Suppl. Meth. (Moench) (1802)
· Notices
· sur les plantes rares cultivées dans le jardin botanique de Genève (1823)
· Linnaea (1849)
· FBI (1884)
· Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Pedaliaceae (1953)
· Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India (1972)
· Flora of West Pakistan (1973)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1979)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1981)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1983)
· Flora de Veracruz (1983)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1985)
· Acta Agriculturae Universitatis Pekinensis (1988)
· Taxon (1989)
· Pedaliaceae.
· Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae (1990)
· J. SouthW. Agric. Univ. (1994)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1994)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1996)
· J. Wuhan Bot. Res. (1998)
· Fieldiana: Botany (2000)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2002)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2004)
· Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2004)
· Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (7570)
· Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (2007)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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