Black Sesame Seeds 500g | Hei Zhi Ma 黑芝麻

Hei Zhi Ma (黑芝麻), black sesame, 500g. Tiny glossy black seeds with an intensely nutty flavour when toasted — and, in Chinese medicine, one of the best-known herbs for the hair.

• 500g of whole black sesame seeds
• Botanical name Sesamum indicum
• Intensely nutty once toasted
• Used in desserts, congee and tang yuan filling
• One of the classic Chinese hair and blood foods

Traditional use of Black Sesame Seeds

Hei Zhi Ma is described in Chinese medicine as nourishing liver and kidney yin and moistening the intestines. Black foods carry the traditional association with the kidney, and the hair with the blood.

Names for this herb

Pinyin Hei Zhi Ma · Chinese 黑芝麻 · pharmaceutical Latin Semen Sesami Nigrum · botanical name Sesamum indicum · English: black sesame seeds · Cantonese: hak ji ma

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Traditional use information is provided for general education only and is not medical advice. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Consult a qualified practitioner before use, especially if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking medication or managing a health condition. Keep out of reach of children.