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| Oil Name: | Dill | | Note: | Top | | Parts
of plant used: | Seeds/fruit | | Botanical
Name: | Anethum Graveolens | | Aroma: | Fresh,
grassy |
Dill comes originally from the Mediterranean although there is also evidence
that it may have originated in India. Today it is grown virtually everywhere.
There are many countries that grow Dill for essential oil extraction so care
must be taken when purchasing this oils as the constituents and even aroma
varies from country to country. Click
Here to go to the Dill herb page for more information
Uses: | | Sedative | Flatulence | Constipation | | Promotion
of milk flow in nursing mothers | Wound healing | Digestive | | Disinfectant | Antispasmodic | Carminative |
Constituents: | | Limonene: Limonene has been studied for the anti-tumour effect
noticed in mice. Herbalists often prescribe herbs with this constituent as an
antioxidant and cancer or tumour inhibitor although there is evidence that these
properties are volatile and may be lost as a result of processing of the herb.
Limonene also has antiviral properties. | Carvone |
Apiole: A Phenolic ether. All phenolic ethers are toxic and
irritant and should be used with care. Although regarded as safe in spices and
herbs essential oils contain much higher proportions of phenolic ethers and
should be used under professional supervision.
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Phenolic Ethers: Phenolic ethers on their own are irritant and
toxic Phenylpropane derivatives. Where Phenolic Ethers are present in essential
oils these oils must be used with care and extreme dilutions as even small
amounts of phenolic ethers are toxic. |
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Eugenol: Anaesthetic, antimicrobal, disinfecting, stimulant,
aromatic and anticonvulsant. Eugenol is a Phenylpropanoid in the Phenols group.
Eugenol is widely distributed in the plant kingdom. Potentially irritant.
Sensitivity should be tested before using this substance or oil on the skin. | | | | We
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