Dill

Anethum graveolens

A digestive aromatic herb that relieves bloating and colic.

Description

Dill is an annual aromatic plant of the Apiaceae family, used since antiquity for its medicinal properties. Its seeds and leaves are rich in carvone and limonene, giving it carminative, antispasmodic and galactogenic properties.

Benefits

• Carminative
• Digestive antispasmodic
• Galactogenic
• Mild diuretic
• Anti-bloating

How to use

Fresh leaves in cooking, seed infusion, or diluted essential oil for abdominal massage.

📋 Recommended preparation

Seed infusion: 1 teaspoon seeds per 250ml boiling water, steep 10 minutes. Ideal after meals.

Precautions

• Essential oil not recommended during pregnancy.
• Possible allergy in people sensitive to Apiaceae.
• Avoid with hormonal treatment.

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