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Dill Anethum graveoleus
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Anethum graveoleus
Common Names
Dill ,
Botanical Name
Anethum graveoleus
Family
APIACEAE or UMBELLIFERAE Carrot Family
Dill Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Childrens herbs * Culinary * Digestion/Indigestion * IBS * Insect Repellent *
Parts Used: seeds, herb, oil
Constituents:
Dill Remedies
Prep Methods :Tea made from seeds, fresh or dried leaves as seasoning (fresh is yummy best), extracts. The essential oil can be used also.
remedy Remedies using Dill
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Aromatherapy
Essential Oil
aromatherapy Dill is very similar to caraway oil, and it's clear, spicy, somewhat grassy scent blends well with caraway, mints, nutmeg, spice and citrus oils. Dill oil is extracted from the leaves, stems and seeds of the plant.
Emotional Healing Benefits
Calming *sleep *
referencesDill Medicinal Uses & References
This mouth watering herb stimulates digestion and is especially good at relieving gas pains in children. 856
Colic, infant flatulence
Like the other umbelliferous fruits and volatile oils, both the herb dill and the oil of Dill plants possess stimulant, carminative and stomachic properties, making them of considerable medicinal value. Dill Water, which is a common domestic remedy for the flatulence of infants is a useful vehicle for children's medicine generally. 1228

(Grieve, Maude 256)

Side Effects:
Plant Description
Dill is a unique plant in that both its leaves (dill weed) and seeds are used as a seasoning. Dill is a very attractive herb, with dark green feathery leaves, and yellow, umbrella-like flowers. Just smelling the plant can make your mouth water!
Folklore, Myths and Legends
History and Traditions
historyDill is commonly regarded as the Anethon of Dioscorides. It was well known in Pliny's days and is often mentioned by writers in the Middle Ages. Grieve, M.,255
Astrology:
folkloreMercury hath the dominion of this plant, and therefore to be sure it strengthens the brain. The dill being boiled and drank, is good to ease swellings and pains Nicholas Culpeper
folklore In the Middle Ages, dill was also one of the herbs used by magicians in their spells, and charms against witchcraft. In Drayton's Nymphidia are the lines: Therewith her Vervain and her Dill, That hindereth Witches of their Will.

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Anethum graveolens Origin- Egypt The leaf, dried, cut, and sifted, or used fresh. Added to cooking, can be taken as a tea or in capsule form. The "se
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