Sesame oil, the best of all oils, is good for the skin, hair, intelligence and digestive fire, strengthens the system and is one of the best remedies for vata. It is sweet with an astringent after-taste, hot and diffusive, and increases pitta but does not much increase kapha.
References:
Ayurveda Life Health and Longevity by Robert E. Svoboda - Penguin Books.
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