How To Use Sesame Seeds For Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee osteoarthritis is a distinctive type of degenerative arthritis or degenerative joint disease that affects the knee and leads to many different symptoms like swelling,pain, disfigured cartilage, limited motion and atypical bone growth. It is very common among Nigerian elderly population and in young people with trauma induced arthritis
Knee Osteoarthritis and Sesame Seeds
Sesame is a plant that has been grown by people for thousands of years. There are records about sesame written by the Ancient Egyptians in which they mention sesame as an efficient natural remedy. People have used sesame to produce nutritious and tasty oils for more than 5 millennia.
There are many different varieties of sesame and that’s why you can find this plant in different colors like red, black, white and yellow. In Nigeria, we have the creamy white one. It is used as substitute for egusi in our soups and in northern Nigeria, it is used as a snack; sesame candy called 'RIDI'
A group of researchers from the Iranian Tabriz University has focused on studying the effects of sesame on the symptoms and signs of knee osteoarthritis. As previously mentioned some of the symptoms include atypical bone growth, limited motion, swelling and pain.There were 50 participants suffering from knee osteoarthritis that were part of this study. They were separated into two groups. 25 of them were part of the so-called sesame group and they had practiced a standard drug therapy along with consumption of 40 grams of sesame per day.
The other group was practicing only the standard therapy which included intake of 500 milligrams of glucosamine on a daily basis (glucosamine is a well-known natural remedy used in cases of arthritis) along with 500 milligrams of Tylenol which was taken twice a day.
The results
This study lasted for about 60 days and after it was finished these two groups were tested for their pain sensitivity. Arthritis sufferers that have taken sesame had notably less pain when they were compared with the other group.
It is worth mentioning that all participants took the so-called Timed Up and Go test (a test designed to find out more about the individual’s mobility focused on their dynamic and static balance), but it turned out that all patients showed more or less the same results.
The Conclusion
These interesting results became available to the public in October 2013 when they were published in the reputable The International Journal of Rheumatic Disease. The truth is that this was a small study, but the results will surely encourage other scientists to make more tests which will include sesame. It is obvious that sesame seeds can improve the effects of traditional therapy for knee osteoarthritis.
It is also good to emphasize the fact that although sesame seeds did a great job when it comes to pain produced by knee osteoarthritis, the study didn’t show whether this plant can completely replace the standard therapy or not. The results that were published are certainly positive because patients can improve their health condition.
dr dileem says sesame goes far beyond 'open sesame in Ali baba and the forty thieves story'
Dr Dileem
The Likita Bokanturai
Kano Nigeria
Dr Dileem
The Likita Bokanturai
Kano Nigeria
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