Dill
- Known as
- Anethum Graveolens
Uses
- Both seeds and the leaves can be used
- Has a strong tangy, appetizing flavor and taste
- Has many medicinal properties
- A good source of calcium
- Digestion
- Is an appetizer
- Is a stimulant activates secretion of bile and digestive juice stimulate peristaltic motion of the intestine
- Insomnia - simultaneously stimulant and sedative or hypnotic
- Flavonoids and vitamin-B complex present in its essential oils
- Stimulanting in nature
- Activates secretion of certain enzymes and hormones having calmative and hypnotic effects
- Helping
- Good sleep
- Assist with hiccups
- Allergies
- Hypersensitivity
- Hyperactivity
- Nervous malfunctioning
- Helps with expulsion of gases
- Reduces gas formation
- Free radicals, thereby protecting from cancer
- Relaxes, diuretic, fortifying (strength giving), helping removal of toxic substances, carminative, anti spasmodic, anti flatulent, stimulates lactation and endocrinal secretions, enhances libido due to presence of Arginine, it ensures bone and dental health
- Diarrhea caused mainly to two reasons
- Indigestion and microbial action
- Dill has very good digestive properties
- Monoterpenes and Flavonoids present in its essential oils are germicidal or bactericidal in nature therefore they help cure diarrhea
- Inhibiting microbial infections.
- Dysentery initially caused due to fungal infections, essential oils in dill are disinfectants in nature, assist inhibit fungal infection very effectively
- Stimulation of secretion of certain hormones that in turn assist in helping maintainance proper menstrual cycles.
- Clearing of congestion in the respiratory system due to
- Histamine
- Allergies
- Cough.
- Seeds and leaves are very good mouth fresheners
- Essential oils in it are germicidal, anti oxidant and disinfectant in nature
- Microbial infections in the mouth are eliminated
