Description.
Dill vegetable (Anethum graveolens), or dill odorous - a member of the umbrella family. It is a short-lived, annual herbaceous plant. As a garden crop dill is grown all over the world. In central and south-western Asia, it also occurs in the wild.
Dill leaves contain many valuable substances that are required for the human body: mineral salts, ascorbic and nicotinic acids, pectin substances, carbohydrates, flavonoid quercetin, thiamine, riboflavin. The fruits of the plant are high in fatty oil and proteins. In the composition of oil from fruits of dill - palmitic, oleic, petrozelic and linoleic acids.
Essential oil - exactly what gives the plant its special, characteristic fennel odor. This oil is rich in all parts of the plant.
Here is just an incomplete list of valuable ingredients that contains dill: potassium, magnesium, carotene, B vitamins, PP, vitamin C, iron, as well as one of the important macroelements - calcium.
Application in medicine.
It is known that the seeds and leaves of dill Avicenna successfully used to increase the amount of milk from wet nurses during lactation, to treat many diseases of the bladder and intestines, and also as a remedy for hiccups. Scientific research has established that dill has a strong hypotensive effect and can cause a sharp drop in blood pressure. For this reason, it is contraindicated for hypotension - the use of dill in a significant amount can lead to dizziness, and even to a loss of consciousness.
Dill is also known for its diuretic, choleretic, expectorant action, it increases appetite, has a calming effect on the nervous system. In folk medicine dill is used in the treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system. In addition, dill is a good restorative and relaxant, it prevents the occurrence of spasms, helps with flatulence and hiccups. Stimulates the secretion of endocrine glands, increases libido due to the presence of arginine. Dill helps to satisfy the body's need for calcium, which is necessary to maintain the health of teeth and bones.
Recipes of traditional medicine.
- When flatulence, as well as for easy diuretic action, one tablespoon of dill fruits should be taken, pour a glass (200 ml) of boiling water, and leave to infuse for 10 minutes. Then the infusion should be filtered and taken 4 times a day for 20 minutes before eating 1 tablespoon. With flatulence, you need to drink before eating ½ cup (100 ml) of infusion.
- Powder from the dried leaves of dill can be used to obtain an easy hypnotic effect.
- If you need to relieve the inflammation and tension with eye fatigue, a simple remedy has proven itself: gauze pouches filled with fruits of dill. Sacks should be lowered for 2 minutes in boiling water, a little cool them and warm to put on closed eyelids. After 15-20 minutes, fatigue and eye strain will pass, you will again clearly see.
- These simple procedures can be done for healing - such compresses from dill seeds have a rejuvenating effect, small wrinkles will disappear, the skin around the eyes will become smoother.
Use of dill as an aphrodisiac.
Substances that enhance sexual attraction are called aphrodisiacs. Several chapters in Avicenna's works are devoted to "lewd" plants, and dill among them is called one of the first. The main guarantee of good effect in the use of plants as an aphrodisiac is its correct preparation.
For chopping dill, you can not use a wooden board, only glass or ceramic. The greatest strength is the dried fennel on the 4th or 5th year of storage. Salted fennel does not save useful substances.
Russian folk medicine knows a remedy that, if erectile dysfunction, has an instant effect. Prepare it from fresh greens of dill. It is necessary to finely chop a bunch of dill, mix 1 glass of beer, 1 glass of sour cream, and add greens to them. The action of this "love cocktail" will not slow down to prove itself.
Pages from history.
Even 5 thousand years ago, Egyptian doctors knew and used the properties of dill. The remains of this plant were found in the ruins of Roman cities.
Even in ancient times, loving young men presented fragrant bouquets of dill to their loved ones. In Italy, a sprig of dill, presented as a gift, was equivalent to a declaration of love. The poets of antiquity sang the glory of this remarkable plant in their works.
The inhabitants of Egypt used sprigs of dill to relieve the headache. Ancient healers described it as a medicine, warning "spoilage of food in the stomach." In the Middle Ages, medicine used dill to regulate the functions of the intestinal tract and as a remedy for flatulence.
During the Middle Ages, the villagers believed that the green dill umbrellas possess magical power, it was considered a magical grass, which is used to create love potions and potions.