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🌿 Herb

Sesame Oil

2
Clinical Trials
4
Meta-Analyses
1
PubMed References
📋 Sample Trials
NCT05326568
Effect of Sesame Oil in Preventing Phlebitis
Completed
NCT06030141
Investigation of the Effect of Nigella Sativa Oil and Sesame Oil in Preventing Phlebitis
Recruiting
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
CRD42022323171
Comparative effectiveness of vegetable oils on metabolic status in patients with metabolic disorders: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials
In the 2015-2020 dietary guidelines for Americans, foods rich in unsaturated fat
CRD42017054149
The effect of sesame supplementation on weight and body composition in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials
Obesity increases the risk of several chronic diseases such as hypertension, cor
CRD42022328214
The effect of sesame on selected cardiovascular risk factors
In this review the effect of sesame on selected cardiovascular risk factors will
📚 Sample References
PMID 34444766
Efficacy and Safety of Sesame Oil Cake Extract on Memory Function Improvement: A 12-Week, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study
Nutrients · 2021
🌿 All Herb data fields for Sesame Oil
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Ma You
中文名 (Chinese)
麻油
Latin Name
Oleum Sesami
English Name
Sesame Oil
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Cool; Sweet
Meridians (归经)
Liver; Kidney
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
For relaxing the bowels and moistening the lung when taken orally, also used as ground substance in making ointment and plaster for external application.
Indication (主治)
For relaxing the bowels and moistening the lung when taken orally, also used as ground substance in making ointment and plaster for external application.
🔗 External References
TCMID
1975
TCM-ID
1420
🔍 Raw view — every non-empty column on this row (24 fields)
name
Sesame Oil
chinese name
麻油
pinyin name
Ma You
latin name
Oleum Sesami
english name
Sesame Oil
properties english
Cool; Sweet
meridians english
Liver; Kidney
tcmid id
1975
herb id str
HERB003704
function text
For relaxing the bowels and moistening the lung when taken orally, also used as ground substance in making ointment and plaster for external application.
indication
For relaxing the bowels and moistening the lung when taken orally, also used as ground substance in making ointment and plaster for external application.
tcm id id
1420

📋 Clinical Trials

2 · subject of clinical study
NCT05326568 Effect of Sesame Oil in Preventing Phlebitis
→ Phlebitis After Infusion
NCT06030141 Investigation of the Effect of Nigella Sativa Oil and Sesame Oil in Preventing P
→ Phlebitis|Peripheral Venous Catheterization

📊 Meta-Analyses

4 · systematic review
CRD42022323171 Comparative effectiveness of vegetable oils on metabolic status in patients with
→ In the 2015-2020 dietary guidelines for Americans,
CRD42017054149 The effect of sesame supplementation on weight and body composition in adults: a
→ Obesity increases the risk of several chronic dise
CRD42022328214 The effect of sesame on selected cardiovascular risk factors
→ In this review the effect of sesame on selected ca
CRD42023485594 The effects of topical administration of sesame oil on pain severity of outpatie
→ Trauma is a recognizable cause of mortality, morbi

📚 PubMed References

1 · cited research
PMID 34444766 Efficacy and Safety of Sesame Oil Cake Extract on Memory Function Improvement: A
Nutrients
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