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Dill Anethum graveoleus

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Common Names
Dill ,
Botanical Name
Anethum graveoleus
Family
APIACEAE or UMBELLIFERAE Carrot Family
Dill Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses: Children * Culinary * Digestion/Indigestion * IBS * Insect Repellent *
Properties: Carminative* Stomachic* Galactagogue* Insect repellents* Abortifacient* Antifungal* Psychedelic* Aromatic*
Parts Used: seeds, herb, oil
Constituents:carvone (30 to 40%), limonene (30 to 40%), phellandrene (10 to 20%) and other monoterpenes.
Traditions: Middle East *

Dill is Carminative, (eases gas pains, bloating and settles the stomach). Dill water is an old and effective remedy for colic in babies and is mildly antibacterial.


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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 "seeds" or fruit of the plant, used whole. Added to cooking or pickling. May be taken as a capsule or extract.
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Certified Organic Dill Seed essential oil
(Anethum graveolens) Origin-Italy Method of Cultivation- Cultivated Botanical Name: Anethum graveolens Common Method Of Extraction: Steam distilled Parts Used: Seed Note Classification: Middle Aroma: Clear, spicy, herbaceous, grass, fresh, and clean
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In the Kitchen: Dill is a unique plant in that both its leaves (dill weed) and seeds are used as a seasoning. Use the fresh, feather-like leaves to season eggs, fish, dressings, sauces and salads. Flowerheads are used for pickling, often used for dill pickles. Just smelling the plant can make your mouth water!

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annies aromatherapy essential oils 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.
Side Effects:
Not for use in pregnancy
How to Use: Dill
Preparation Methods :Tea made from seeds, fresh or dried leaves as seasoning (fresh is yummy best), extracts. The essential oil can be used also.

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referencesDill Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Children * Culinary * Digestion/Indigestion * IBS * Insect Repellent *
Dill for :Amenorrhoea, Emmenagogue
Amenorrhoea, Emmenagogue The compound apiole in dill is such a powerful emmenagogue that most herbalists warn pregnant women not to use it in medicinal concentrations. (Don't panic, though--eating a dill pickle is okay.) If you want to encourage menstrual flow, you can brew a tea using two teaspoons of mashed seeds

James Duke, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook (2000)

Dill for :Emmenagogue
Emmenagogue Dill leaves and seeds are used by European and American herbalists to increase mother's milk, and treat breast congestion, which may come with nursing. A simple tea of dill seed or weed may be taken several times a day

Weiss, Gaea and Shandor, The Healing Herbs (1985)

Dill Water for :Colic, infant flatulence
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.

Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Vol 1 (1931)

Plant Description


  • Flowers: umbrels with numerous yellow flowers
  • Plant Class:Hardy annual herb, grows up to 3 ft in height. Graceful, highly aromatic, similar to fennel
  • Leaves:Dark green, feathery leaves, aromatic
  • Fruit: Small flat, very light seeds
  • Preferred Habitat:Cultivated, well drained soil, full sun
  • Flowering Season:
  • Distribution:Native of the Mediterranean region, cultivated throughout the temparate zones.

Easy to grow, hardy annual, sometimes will self seed if left undisturbed. Prefers well drained, slightly acidic soil in full sun. Sow in early summer, plant will reach heights of 3 ft. Harvest seeds when flower heads are mature and starting to brown. Take care in handling to prevent seed loss. Hang in a brown paper bag to catch seeds as they dry, store in airtight canisters.

History and Traditions
history

Prehistory: Archeological evidence shows the cultivation of dill in Neolithic lake shore settlements in Switzerland. 1

Egypt: Dill is mentioned in the writings of the Egyptians and several twigs of dill were found in the tomb of Amenhotep II1

Dill's powerful aroma is probably why ancient peoples, such as the Scythians, used the herb to embalm their dead. Dill was brought to Europe by Monks, who believed it chased off the Bublteufel (incubus or devil) Dill was also used to help suppress fertility. Dill is included in the nine sacred herbs of pagan festivals of the Goddess, that was later consecrated to Mary. These plants are believed to be the flowering herbs found in Mary's grave. Dill, yarrow, mugwort, arnica, calendula, valerian, tansy, lovage and sage Claudia Muller-Ebeling, Wolf-Deieter Storl Witchcraft Medicine(1998)

Greek/Roman: Dill is commonly regarded as the Anethon of Dioscorides. It was well known in Pliny's days

Middle Ages: Lyte (Dodoens, 1578) says Dill was sown in all gardens amongst worts and pot-herbsGrieve, 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, Myths and Legends
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.
Grieve, Maude Modern Herbal (1931)

References:
  1. Zohary, Daniel; Hopf, Maria (2000). Domestication of plants in the Old World

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