| Latin
name:
Anethum graveolens .
 Description
:
The plant grows ordinarily from 2 to 2 1/2 feet high and is
very like fennel, though smaller, having the same feathery leaves,
which stand on sheathing foot-stalks, with linear and pointed
leaflets.The name dill is said to have come from the Old Norse
word "dilla" meaning to lull, an indication as to
the properties of the herb; dill water was given to babies to
soother them.
Annual-Grows
from 2 to 5'-has tiny yellow flowers. Does not like being transplanted
so would suggest sowing where you want them and then thinning.
Self seeded.
Can be grown
in containers in sun, but will break easily from the wind. I
only grow dill in the ground. To keep the plant stimulated with
new growth, you need to keep cutting it for use in the kitchen.
It doesn’t live as long when you do this, so it is good
to do successive sowings, in other pots.
Sow
the seeds in the spring. During the summer cut to promote
new growth. Harvest the seeds in the fall. And in the
winter dig up all remaining plants. Dill self sows really
well. To well!
Dill
is an antispasmodic and calmative. Dill tea or water is
a popular remedy for an upset stomach, hiccups, or insomnia.
For a nursing mother it promotes the flow of milk. It
is also an appetite stimulant. It is a constituent of
gripe water and other children's medicines because of
its ability to ease flatulence and colic. Dill is an excellent
remedy for flatulence and the colic that is sometimes
associated with it. This is the herb of choice in the
colic of children. It will stimulate the flow of milk
in nursing mothers. Chewing the seeds will help clear
bad breath.
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The seed,
whole or ground is a valuable replacement for salt where a salt
free diet must be followed. Try chewing the seeds to clear up
halitosis and sweeten the breath. Crush and infuse seeds to
make a nail strengthening bath.
anti-inflammatory
, antispasmodic, appetite stimulant, aromatic, bacteriostatic,
carminative, diuretic, galactogogue, stimulant
use: anorexia,
asthma, breast pain (due to milk congestion), dysuria, flatulent
indigestion, hemorrhoids, infant colic, intestinal griping,
neuralgia, painful menstruation, renal colic
Combination
for the treatment of constipation.
Anethum graveolens 500 mg
Juglans cinera 500 mg
Rhamnus purshiana 375 mg
Matricaria chamomilla 375 mg
Rumex crispus 500 mg
Taraxacum officinale radix 500 mg
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