Sesame seeds are one of the most powerful healing foods on the planet.  For thousands of years they have been used by traditional peoples for food and medicine. Chinese medicine suggests this ancient food may help relieve the epidemic of liver damage from modern drugs.  Hepatotoxicity is liver damage caused by chemicals.  It’s a significant problem related to pharmaceutical use since the liver’s job is to clear chemicals from the body.  That makes the liver particularly susceptible to injury from drug use. Hundreds of drugs contribute to liver toxicity even when used in correct doses. It’s the number one reason drugs are withdrawn from the market. An editorial in the Journal of the Chinese Medical Association notes that in today’s world, “a hepatoprotectant is urgently needed.”  It also suggests the tiny sesame seed and its oil may well be that protector. Sesame oil is rich in an anti-inflammatory lignan known as “sesamin.”  Lignans are a type of polyphenol …