Nutraceutical value of sesame oil – An update

Mohamed Saleem T.S. (1) , Madhusudhana Chetty C. (2) , Kavimani S. (3)
(1) Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada & Department of Pharmacology, Annamacharya College of Pharmacy, Rajampet-516126, Andhra Pradesh, India, India ,
(2) Department of Biotechnology, Annamacharya College of Pharmacy, Rajampet-516126, Andhra Pradesh, India, India ,
(3) Department of Pharmacology, Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences, Puducherry-605006, India, India

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Vol. 3 No. 4 (2012): Volume 3 Issue 4
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    Antioxidants, cardio protection, human diet, oxidative stress, sesame lignans, Sesamum indicum
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Sesame oil is one of the cooking oil used in the human diet since ancient times. Sesame oil is obtained from seeds of Sesamum indicum cultivated throughout the world. Sesamin and sesamol are antioxidant lignans present as rich concentration in sesame oil. Beneficial effect of sesame oil and its antioxidant lignans reported by researchers in various experimental animals and human models. The aim of this review to discuss the accumulating evidence that suggests that sesame oil possess a diverse range of biological action and may be beneficial for human to deviate from various diseases.

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Mohamed Saleem T.S.
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada & Department of Pharmacology, Annamacharya College of Pharmacy, Rajampet-516126, Andhra Pradesh, India
saleemcology@gmail.com (Primary Contact)
Madhusudhana Chetty C.
Department of Biotechnology, Annamacharya College of Pharmacy, Rajampet-516126, Andhra Pradesh, India
Kavimani S.
Department of Pharmacology, Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences, Puducherry-605006, India
Mohamed Saleem T.S., Madhusudhana Chetty C., & Kavimani S. (2012). Nutraceutical value of sesame oil – An update. International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 3(4), 650–656. Retrieved from https://ijrps.com/home/article/view/3518
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