Dill Seed
Anethum Graveolens
Description:
Annual or biennial herb up to 3ft/1m high with a smooth stem, feathery leaves and umbels of yellowish flowers followed by flat, small seeds
Actions:
Antispasmodic, bactericidal, carminative, digestive, emmenagogue, galactagogue, hypotensive, stimulant, stomachic
Extraction:
The oil is extracted by steam distillation (sometimes water) from the seeds
Characteristics:
Seed oil is colourless to a pale yellow, mobile liquid with a light, fresh, warm spicy scent. Weed oil is colourless or pale yellow, mobile liquid, with a powerful, sweet-spicy aroma. It blends well with mint, nutmeg spice and the citrus oils
Perfume:
Scent:
Herbaceous, fresh, peppery, spicy, warm
Key Qualities:
(mind) Reviving, clearing, tonic
Odor Intensity:
Medium
Aromatherapy Use:
Digestive System:
Colic, dyspepsia, flatulence, indigestion
Reproductive and doctrine system:
Amenorrhea, galactagogue
Safety Data:
Nontoxic, nonirritant, nonsensitising
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Any health condition should be referred to your licensed medical practitioner, and no statements regarding the products or health conditions have been verified by any health authority.
The treatments listed on this site relies on alternative healing with essential oils, and please note that no clinical trials or results are available and rests heavily on anecdotal proof.
