Iranian medical science was created in the past based on the knowledge of traditional medicine. This medicine was formed 3000 years ago with experts such as Avicenna and Zakaria Razi and has been taught in all parts of the world for many years. The principles of this medicine are based on four temperaments or temperaments, and people with all moral and physical characteristics are a subset of one of these temperaments.
Knowledge and awareness of the types of temperaments and temperaments is essential for individuals because it ultimately increases the possibility of creating balance in the body. Following appropriate diets and balancing foods from the perspective of traditional medicine largely prevents the occurrence of diseases and increases health and creates vitality.
The four main temperaments and temperaments are: warm and moist (bloody), warm and dry (bilious), cold and moist (phlegmatic), and cold and dry (sour), each of which has its own characteristics and diet plan. Eating foods with a warm nature is recommended for people with a cold temperament (sore and phlegmatic) and helps their health.
In traditional medicine, there is a belief that foods with a cold nature cause blood flow in the body to calm down, reduce body heat, and remove toxins from the body. However, if you have a cold temperament or consume foods with a cold nature in the cold season, problems may arise in your body. Therefore, foods with a cold nature also have disadvantages. Excessive consumption of cold foods causes muscle cramps, bloating, diarrhea, swelling, frequent urination, excessive salivation, stomach pain, rheumatism, anxiety, fatigue, and muscle pain.
People with a cold nature experience joint weakness, slowness of movement, drowsiness, or lack of enthusiasm and body weakness when they consume too much cold foods such as fish.
In contrast, the effects of foods with a warm nature on the body: increase the body’s metabolism, improve inflammation in the body, and fight cancer cells. Finally, it seems that consuming foods with a warm nature helps strengthen the body’s immune system.
Sesame is one of the sources of food with a warm nature and is approved by traditional medicine. Sesame has a warm and moist nature and its consumption is recommended for people with a cold nature. Having eating habits that are appropriate for a person’s nature, whether cold nature, warm nature, or moderate nature, greatly reduces the possibility of contracting diseases. The most important point is that each food should be consumed with its remedy. For example, milk has a cold nature and causes coldness to prevail in the body, and to prevent this, it is recommended to consume milk with honey or rose water.
The use of sesame for food and medicinal purposes has long been popular in different cultures. In traditional Iranian medicine, sesame was used to make food easier to digest and also to regulate the menstrual cycle. In traditional Chinese medicine, sesame was a substance for treating blurred vision, ringing in the ears, and dizziness, and in traditional Indian medicine, sesame was a way to treat wounds and burns and eliminate insomnia. Treatment of nervous diseases, infections, skin problems, and increasing breast milk are among the benefits of consuming sesame in Africa.
Sesame, with its warm nature, can be used to balance cold foods. By utilizing this beneficial oilseed and producing healthy and quality products, Oghab Halva Company has been able to take a big step towards improving and promoting people’s diets.