Black sesame (Krishna Tila)

Kṛṣṇa Tila कृष्ण तिल

Sesamum indicum (black variety) · Pedaliaceae

food whole seed ushna
Black sesame (Krishna Tila)

Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology

Rasa
madhura— tastes at first contact
Guna
guru · snigdha— qualities
Virya
ushna— potency (heating)
Vipaka
madhura— post-digestive effect
MadhuraAmlaLavanaKatuTiktaKashaya
The six classical tastes (Ṣaḍ-rasa)

Dosha effect

V
Vata
pacifies
P
Pitta
·neutral
K
Kapha
aggravates
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)

Functions

hair-blackeningrasayanaVata-pacifying

Black sesame seed (whole). Classical hair-darkening, internally consumed for rasayana, and used as Kalka in anti-greying hair oils (Sushruta Cikitsa 25.19). External use is mostly in hair oil cooking — sesame seeds powdered and added to the Kalka.

Used in 3 recipes

taila Vibhitaka Anti-Greying Oil
Vibhītaka Taila (Palita-hara) · विभीतक तैल
scalp · hair

obstinate premature greying; hair-thickening.

pitta