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Black sesame drink

A warm drink in five minutes.

Traditional use

Time
5 minutes
Makes
1 glass
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Black sesame is sweet and neutral: it nourishes the blood, moistens the bowel, soothes dry skin and strengthens the hair; it is said to slow greying.

Ingredients

  • 3 tsp black sesame (hei zhi ma)
  • 2 tsp honey
  • 250 ml warm water

Step by step

  1. Mix everything well and drink at once.

Tips

  • Ground sesame dissolves better.

Registry

Herbs in this recipe

Read more about effects and safety on each herb’s page.

  • Caution

    Africa · Food · № 356

    Sesame

    Sesamum indicum

    Traditionally attributed effects: soothing, softens the skin, diuretic, promotes menstruation and milk flow, laxative; leaves for respiratory complaints, diarrhoea and dysentery in children, bladder catarrh; seeds for bleeding haemorrhoids, absent or painful menstruation.

    Ancient Egyptian medicine+3Folklore

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