Sweet Black Sesame Honey Balls… In Chinese Medicine black sesame seeds are eaten as medicine. They nourish liver & kidney yin, and moisten dry intestines. Black sesame seeds are sweet and neutral in temperature. Liver & kidney yin deficiency can manifest as hair loss, early grey hair, dizziness, loose teeth, fatigue, blurry vision. So eating black sesame seeds will help those symptoms. Honey further moistens the intestines. So if you have dry constipation, these sweet little black balls are for you. Recipe: Dry roast black sesame seeds in frying pan until you can smell the aroma. Let cool, then grind into a powder. Add honey and form into small balls. I use about 3 TBSP honey per half cup of sesame seeds. Then roll the balls in black sesame seeds to coat them. Put in refrigerator to firm up. Afterwards they do not need to be refrigerated. 1 gram of black sesame seeds contain 85 mg of calcium. 1 cup of whole cows milk (240 grams) contains 300 mg of calcium. By comparison, 240 mg of black sesame seeds contains 20400 mg of calcium!!
