To tell the truth, black sesame seeds have no direct effect on eliminating dark circles. However, drinking black sesame paste often can improve sleep quality and can be used to treat neurasthenia symptoms such as insomnia, forgetfulness and dreaminess. It can improve the dark circles caused by poor sleep.
Efficacy and function of black sesame;
Black sesame has the same origin of medicine and food, and has the effects of "nourishing liver and kidney, nourishing five internal organs, nourishing essence and blood, moistening intestines and dryness", and is regarded as a nourishing holy product. Black sesame has health care function, on the one hand, because it contains high-quality protein and rich minerals, on the other hand, because it is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, vitamin E, precious sesamin and melanin.
1, calcium supplementation
There are many calcium supplements on the market. Although the advertisement says that their absorption rate is the same, the actual effect may be far from each other. From a scientific point of view, it is better to supplement calcium with food. It is easy to think of milk and eggs to improve food calcium supplement, but people don't know that the calcium content of black sesame seeds is much higher than the first two. The calcium content in black sesame seeds per100g is close to 800 mg, while the calcium content in milk per100g is only about 200 mg. Therefore, black sesame is the best calcium supplement food.
2. Lower blood pressure
There are many reasons for hypertension, one of which is a high-salt diet. Nutrition experts suggest that each person should eat no more than 6 grams of salt every day, but in real life, most people can't do it. Therefore, it is very important to recommend a high potassium diet, because one of the main functions of potassium intake is to promote sodium excretion. Black sesame is rich in potassium, with a high potassium content per 100 grams of black sesame, but much less sodium. The ratio of potassium to sodium is close to 40: 1, which is very important for controlling blood pressure and maintaining heart health.
Step 3: Run your hair five times.
Modern research has proved that the decrease of melanin secretion by hair follicle melanocytes is the main cause of gray hair, and the decrease of tyrosinase quantity is one of its pathological mechanisms. It is found that the water extract of black sesame can promote the expression of tyrosinase and improve the synthesis of melanin, so the gray hair can turn black again.
4, beauty and moisturizing
At present, it is considered that reducing the production of free radicals, eliminating aging metabolites and improving the activity of antioxidant enzymes are effective methods to delay skin aging. Black sesame is rich in natural vitamin E, ranking first among plant foods. Vitamin E is a good antioxidant, and proper vitamin E supplementation can play a role in moisturizing and beautifying. In addition, sesame is one of the four major oil crops. The oil content of black sesame is mostly unsaturated fatty acid, and linoleic acid accounts for about half. Linoleic acid is an ideal skin care agent, because when people lack linoleic acid, it is easy to cause symptoms such as dry skin, enlarged scales, growth retardation, cholesterol deposition in blood vessels and so on. Therefore, linoleic acid is also called "creatine"
5. Improve fertility.
Black sesame is rich in vitamin E, which not only has a good antioxidant effect, but also has a good promotion effect on human fertility. For men, it can increase sperm production and sperm motility, and for women, it can increase estrogen concentration, so it is also called "tocopherol". Black sesame is also rich in magnesium, which is very important for men. Because magnesium can improve the vitality of sperm and enhance male fertility, it is also called "health care element" for men.
6, the efficacy and role of skin care and beauty.
Black sesame can keep skin soft, delicate and smooth. For people with habitual constipation, the residual toxins in the intestines will harm the liver and cause rough skin. Black sesame seeds can moisten the intestines and relieve constipation, and have the effect of moistening skin. People who lose weight by dieting will have dry and rough skin because of insufficient nutrient intake.
7, black sesame can also lose weight and shape.
Black sesame seeds contain substances that prevent people from getting fat, such as egg yolk, choline, muscle sugar, etc., so sesame seeds will not get fat if they eat too much. While dieting to lose weight, eating black sesame seeds can improve rough skin.
8. Black sesame can resist aging.
Every 100 grams of black sesame contains 2 1.9 grams of protein, 6 1.7 grams of fat, 564 mg of calcium, 368 mg of phosphorus and 50 mg of iron, and also contains nutrients such as sesamin, arachidic acid, sesamol, oleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, sterol, lecithin, vitamins A, B, D and E. Because black sesame contains such rich nutrition, it plays a great role in delaying human aging and beauty.
9. Improve cellular immunity and resist radiation.
According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, black enters the kidney, "the kidney dominates the bone and ascends the marrow to the brain". All kinds of radiation hazards mainly affect the brain and bone marrow of the human body and damage the immune system. Eating more foods that tonify the kidney can enhance the body's cellular immunity and humoral immunity and effectively protect human health.
In addition, black sesame can also reduce blood fat, resist arteriosclerosis, inhibit bacteria and corrosion, moisten intestines and relieve constipation, protect liver, scavenge free radicals, resist aging, resist cancer and lower blood sugar.