Description
- Dill seeds contain carvone as an essential oil.
- Dill is considered caminative, stomachic and slightly stimulant.
- Dill water is given to children for digestive problems. Also it destroyeth the hiccups.
The word dill comes from the Norse dilla, meaning to lull. Drinking dill tea is recommended to overcome insomnia. A native to Europe, it is a Russian favourite and can be cultivated near the Arctic Circle. Both seeds and leaves are edible. It was known as a medicinal herb to the ancient Greeks and Romans, where soldiers placed burned dill seeds on their wounds to promote healing.