Sesamum alatum (Thonn) Winged-Seed Sesame

Mariod, Abdalbasit Adam; Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed; Hussein, Ismail

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“…The citations were then selected and organized into a coherent text, and finally discussed based on further information from the scientific literature. 1) is a tall, erect, grooved annual herbaceous plant [2,3,[8][9][10], 20-150 cm tall [2,3,9,11], often 20-90 cm [9], being among the few species of the genus Sesamum with winged seeds [8,12]. The stem is drooping and initially very glandular [14], and it has a green pigmentation with a little purple mixture [15].…”

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“…The stem is drooping and initially very glandular [14], and it has a green pigmentation with a little purple mixture [15]. It is simple, sporadically branched, and glabrous but contains mucilaginous glands [11].…”

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“…The leaves are usually heteromorphic, opposite [2,9,11], and sometimes alternated [2,9]. The lower leaves are petiolate, 2-7.5 cm long, palmately, tri-to pentafoliolate or highly divided with narrow, linear-lanceolate lobes (8 × 2 cm each) [2,9,15], with an often undulating but sometimes entire margin [2,9,11]; the central lobe being generally more extended than others, with a cuneiform base [2,9] but sharp or rounded at the apex [9]. The upper leaves are simple, with an entire margin, 3.5-10 cm long [2,11], and glabrous, except for the mucilaginous glands, which are denser underneath [2].…”

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“…The lower leaves are petiolate, 2-7.5 cm long, palmately, tri-to pentafoliolate or highly divided with narrow, linear-lanceolate lobes (8 × 2 cm each) [2,9,15], with an often undulating but sometimes entire margin [2,9,11]; the central lobe being generally more extended than others, with a cuneiform base [2,9] but sharp or rounded at the apex [9]. The upper leaves are simple, with an entire margin, 3.5-10 cm long [2,11], and glabrous, except for the mucilaginous glands, which are denser underneath [2]. The leaves have no stipules, and the petioles are 1-7 cm long [11].…”

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“…The upper leaves are simple, with an entire margin, 3.5-10 cm long [2,11], and glabrous, except for the mucilaginous glands, which are denser underneath [2]. The leaves have no stipules, and the petioles are 1-7 cm long [11].…”

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Biology, ecology, and uses of the medicinal plant Sesamum alatum

Cambaza

2023

Academia Biology

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Introduction: Sesamum alatum is a herb, sometimes considered a weed, common in African and Asian countries. It is used as a food and medicine but receives little attention in the scientific literature. Therefore, studying it for more effective and sustainable use is essential.Objective: To describe biological, geo-ecological, cultivation, and utilization features of S. alatum.Review methods: The study reviewed material from the online catalog JSTOR Global Plants, scientific articles, and other scholarly sources. It was conducted in Atlas.ti using the codes "description," "taxonomy," "ecology and distribution," "production," "food value," and "medicinal value." Then, the resulting quotes were compiled into coherent text.Results: S. alatum is an erect, herbaceous plant with lanceolate leaves, pentameric flowers with spotted reddish colors, elongated capsular fruit, and dark-winged seeds. The plant occurs in savannas, villages, or roadsides of tropical Africa, the Near East, and Tamil Nadu. Some rural communities grow the plant, and the hybrid S. alatum × S. indicum increases sesame's resistance to phyllodes. Leaves and seed oil have culinary and medicinal values. S. alatum inhibits the growth of Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas cepacia, and Staphylococcus epidermis, exhibits antidiabetic, antinephropic, antidiarrheal, and aphrodisiac properties, and helps treat infertility in women and cattle.Conclusions: A cost-benefit analysis for the use of S. alatum as a food and plant therapeutic resource suggests that it would be unwise not to harness it, considering its high level of spontaneous anthropogenic dissemination, its nutritional value, potential as an antimicrobial, antidiarrheal, and antidiabetic agent, and evidence of its benefits in sexual and reproductive health.

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Biology, ecology, and uses of the medicinal plant Sesamum alatum

Cambaza

2023

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Effect of Poultry and Goat Manures on the Nutrient Content of Sesamum alatum Leafy Vegetables

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Sesamum alatum Thonn. is one of the less-popular but nutritious leafy vegetables that is still collected from the wild or as weeds among crops in South Africa. The plant is also used in medicines and cosmetics in Africa and elsewhere. Despite its importance, the cultivation of S. alatum under different agronomic systems for improved harvestable yield and nutrient content is still lacking. The study aimed to determine the response of S. alatum nutrient content to the application of poultry and goat manures. Plants were grown in pots under rain-fed shade cloth conditions, with poultry and goat manures applied at 0, 1, 2, and 3 t ha–1 each, and they were laid in a completely randomized design. Shoot tips were harvested at 60 days after planting and analyzed for nutrient content. Shoots contained better nutrients in S. alatum plants grown during the first than the second season, with minor exceptions. Poultry and goat manure application led to an increase in Ca, Mg, K, P, and micro-nutrients. Goat manure had potential to increase the nutrient content in S. alatum than poultry manure, although differences were not substantial. Therefore, both manures could be equally used to improve nutrient content of S. alatum.

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Sesamum alatum (Thonn) Winged-Seed Sesame

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Biology, ecology, and uses of the medicinal plant Sesamum alatum

Biology, ecology, and uses of the medicinal plant Sesamum alatum

Effect of Poultry and Goat Manures on the Nutrient Content of Sesamum alatum Leafy Vegetables

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