Standardized: Sesame Extract sesamin Latin Name: Sesamum indicum L Specification: 30%, 50%, 60%, 90% Test Method: HPLC Active Ingredient: Sesamin Sesamin Herb Source Sesamum indicum L. Zanthoxylum acanthapodium var. Villosum Huang. Piper longum Sesamin Solubility Sesamin Freely soluble in chloroform-benzene-acetic acid and acetone. Sesamin Pharmacology Antioxidant Bactericide Insecticide Non-competitive D5-desaturase inhibitor. Sesamin is an all-natural component stored in sesame seeds. Its content is only about 0.5 percent. Through extracting sesamin from sesame, and experimenting in animals and humans, the Japanese scientific researchers have discovered that sesamin has effects of preventing hypertension and cardiovascular hypertrophy, protecting liver, resisting oxidation, reducing cholesterol, and anti-cancer.