☯️Traditional Chinese Medicine
Black Sesame Seeds
fat
Conditions addressed
How to use
1–2 tbsp daily
- Use as a cooking medium on low heat, or drizzle raw over finished dishes to preserve beneficial fatty acids.
Interactions & contraindications
May have a diuretic effect
Watch for: Diuretic medications and lithium
Additive fluid loss can affect electrolyte balance and change how the body clears lithium.
May affect drug absorption
Watch for: Any oral medication taken around the same time
High-fiber or mucilage-rich herbs can slow or reduce how much of another oral drug is absorbed — space doses a couple of hours apart.