Dill Seed Essential Oil helps to overcome the feeling of being overwhelmed and is also helpful for digestive problems in adults, easing flatulence, constipation and hiccups. It eases the mind, calms headaches and helps with excess sweating due to nervous tension. Dill Essential Oil is also known as a insulin blood sugar regulator. It has been researched at Cairo University for it's ability to lower glucose and insulin levels and support pancreatic function. Diabetics have used it with great success in combination with fennel and coriander.
Botanical Name: Anethum Graveolens
Origin: India
Dill Seed Essential oil is extracted via steam distallation of the seeds.
The major chemical constituents of Dill Essential Oil are, Carvone (Ketone), Eugenol, Myristicin (Phenols), Limonene, Phellandrene, Terpinene (Terpenes).
Dill Essential Oil blends well with Coriander, Cypress, Fennel, Geranium, Caraway and most citrus oils, especially Mandarin.
Originally from South West Asia, Dill is an annual or biennial herb that grows up to 1 meter (3 feet). It has green feathery leaves and umbels of small yellow flowers, followed by tiny compressed seeds. It is a member of the Apiaceae or Umbelliferae (parsley) botanical family. Every part of the plant is aromatic. Dill Essential Oil is stimulating, revitalizing, and balancing.
The dill plant is mentioned in the Papyrus of Ebers from Egypt in 1550 BC. Roman gladiators rubbed their skin with dill before each match because of it's ability to ease the mind, calm the autonomic nervous system and ability to prevent excess sweating due to nervous tension. It was popular with the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, who called it "Anethon" from which the botanical name was derived.
The common name comes from the Anglo-Saxon 'dylle' or 'dylla', which then changed to dill. The word means 'to lull' - referring to its soothing properties. In the Middle Ages it was used as a charm against witchcraft. To the Greeks the presence of dill was an indication of prosperity. Charlemagne used it at banquets to relieve hiccups and in the Middle Ages it was used as a love potion and to keep witches away. Since 1812, when Charlemagne, Emperor of France, ordered the extensive cultivation of this herb, it has been widely used, especially as a culinary herb.
