Lamb's Quarters vs Sesame Herb

Widespread edible wild herb used globally as a nutritive food plant and medicine; high in iron, calcium, and vitamins; used in Ayurveda as Bathua.

Ancient oilseed crop used in Ayurvedic, Chinese, and African medicine for nutritive, skin, liver, and anti-aging properties. One of the oldest cultivated plants.

rutin, quercetin, oxalic acid, iron, calcium

sesamin, sesamolin, sesamol, tocopherols

Nutritive tonic, Liver conditions, Urinary disorders, Skin diseases

Nutritive food medicine, Skin and hair oil, Liver tonic in Ayurveda, Ancient pan-cultural food medicine

Nutritional support, Anti-inflammatory activity, Diuretic properties, Hepatoprotective effects

Nutritive, Anti-aging, Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory

Leaves as food (50-100g daily); seed flour in food

2-3 tablespoons seeds or oil daily

Kidney stones (oxalates), Gout (purines)

Sesame allergy (increasing prevalence)

High oxalate content, Possible allergic reaction

Allergic reactions in sensitized individuals