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Dill leaves are little-used medicinally, though the seeds possess aromatic-stimulant and carminative properties. Drinking dill tea or chewing seeds will reportedly relieve digestive gas, soothe an upset stomach, and sweeten bad breath.
Dill weed oil contains alpha-phellandrene, limonene, and carvone. The seed oil contains the same constituents with higher concentrations of carvone. The seed also contains coumarins and a glycoside. The seed oil is antibacterial.
The leaves contain magnesium, iron, calcium, potassium, phosphorus and vitamin C.
General Herb Information
An herb garden without dill is like a car without wheels. Dill's versatile culinary use and easy culture make it the perfect herb for the beginning herb gardener and a favorite of die-hard enthusiasts.
A. graveolens is a hardy annual native to Southwest Asia and Southeast Europe. It is also naturalized in some parts of North America. It grows from two to four feet high, though `Bouquet,' a dwarf form, is bushier and may be 1 1/2 to 2 feet tall. The stems are smooth, ribbed, hollow and have a bluish-green cast. The finely divided linear leaves envelop the stem with a thin sheath. The tiny yellow flowers grow on terminal umbels up to eight inches across. The flattened fruits have prominent ribs and are about one-eighth of an inch long. Dill has a carrot-like tap root.
Dill is easily grown from seed sown in early spring. Make successive plantings every three weeks from May through the first of August to insure a fresh supply of leaves for picking. Seeds germinate in ten to fourteen days and should be sown to a depth of one-fourth inch. Seedlings grow well thinned to eight to twelve inch spacings. Four to eight pounds of seed will sow an acre, depending upon the planting scheme used. A ready market can be found for fresh dill stalks in most urban areas, making dill a good supplemental cash crop for a family garden. A fifty-foot row will provide a child with some extra spending money for summer vacation.
Dill thrives best in a moderately rich. moist, slightly acid (5 to 7 pH) soil. under full sun. It will tolerate some shade especially in the South.
In a rich garden soil, dill self-sows in abundance. Plants produce seed about eight weeks after planting. An acre may yield 400 to 700 pounds of both seed and leaves or dill "weed?"
Dill leaves are harvested just before the plant comes into bloom. Seeds can be harvested as soon as the tips begin to turn light-brown. Dill weed should be carefully spread to dry at a temperature of 90°F. When hung to dry without temperature regulation, dill often turns an undesirable brown color.
Dill leaf's delicate aromatic flavor lends a refreshing spark to otherwise bland foods such as potatoes, scrambled eggs, omelettes, carrots, sauces, and fresh cucumbers. Dill is, or course, best known for its use in flavoring pickles - and just because some find the flavor of dill pickles unpleasant doesn't mean they will turn up a nose at dill-seasoned dishes. The seeds have a pungent aromatic flavor great with cabbage dishes, potato salads, fish, stew, soup, broth, and breads.
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Directions
Take 1 capsule, 3 times daily, with meals.
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