Among spices, dill is well known and often used since ancient times. The Arabs and Chinese were quite familiar with its healing properties. Ancient Indian medicine pays attention to the herb's tonic and astringent effect on the central nervous system. Chinese medicine mentions it as a warming agent, as an analgesic and antispasmodic, and uses it as a remedy for digestive problems.
From the dill spice, essential oil is also obtained with application in many areas - culinary, medicine, cosmetics.
Obtaining essential oil from dill
The raw material for obtaining dill essential oil is the spice dill, which gives a very aromatic and mild product in the form of an oil suitable for medicinal and cosmetic purposes.
The main component of the oil is carbon organic compounds - terpenes, thanks to which the oil has such a rich and rich aroma - sweet, warm, earthy, slightly spicy, but also slightly bitter, close to anise, with a hint of camphor and a hint of pepper aroma.
The product itself is transparent in color, with a liquid viscosity and a slight yellowish tint. The oil that is obtained from the seeds of the plant emits an aroma that is not reminiscent of the aroma of the plant, but is very fresh and more reminiscent of the spicy note of cumin. To achieve this effect, the method of steam distillation is used to produce the oil.
An essential oil can also be extracted from the leaves and stems of dill, again by the distillation method, but this oil is much more expensive than extracting from the seeds. Therefore, when choosing an oil, the need for which it is applied is taken into account in order to choose the most suitable option.
Composition of dill oil
Dill essential oil is extracted from the Anethum sowa plant of the umbelliferae family and this is what accounts for its content. It consists of alpha-pinene, anise aldehyde, cineole, limonene, fenchone, myrcene, transanethole, carvone, thiamin, riboflavin.
The interesting chemical composition has a general strengthening effect on the body on a physical and mental level.
Main benefits of dill oil for physical health
Essential dill oil has properties with a healing effect on many components of the human body. With it, the body can be completely cleansed of toxins. And separately acts on important organs and systems.
Reduces spasms
Dill oil is used to suppress muscle cramps, menstrual cramps, coughs and hiccups. This quality is due to the relaxing properties of dill on the nervous system and muscles.
Prevents infections
Dill oil has disinfectant properties and successfully destroys bacteria and microbes. It is applied externally and internally to reduce infections of the colon, stomach, urinary tract, kidneys, genitals.
Stimulates digestion
The dill seed product facilitates the digestive process and supports the metabolism. It provokes the release of bile, gastric juices, saliva, for the faster processing of food.
Relieves stomach cramps and gas
Gas causes bloating, leading to pain and discomfort. Dill oil dispels them and returns comfort to the abdominal cavity.
Strengthens the secretion of breast milk
Lactating women who have a problem with the amount of breast milk have the opportunity to increase it with dill oil. It soothes the tissue in the breast and provokes the secretion of more breast milk.
Heals stomach problems
For stomach ailments and pains, it is recommended that dill oil dissolved in water. It improves the function of the intestines, provokes the formation of gastric juices that break down food and protect against infections.
Prevention of fungal infections
Dill is a reliable prevention against candidiasis, and also relieves already existing such infection.
Skin care
Dill oil soothes the skin in profuse sweating by exfoliating and freeing it of toxins. An added bonus of sweating is the drop in blood pressure, reducing swelling from excess fluids and balancing the water-salt balance.
As an additional healing agent
Dill oil is effective for colds. It has an expectorant and anti-inflammatory effect and is a great prophylactic for flu, pharyngitis, bronchitis and pneumonia.
Main benefits of dill oil for the emotional health
In the emotional sphere, dill oil has a calming, supportive effect, helps to adequately accept events, encourages objective and clear decision-making. This sweet and aromatic remedy promotes freedom from delusions and misjudgments. It removes dependence on someone else's assessment, encouraging solitude, meditation and reflection alone with oneself.
The aroma of the oil is an incentive to reveal one's own creative potential, to reach an inner one freedom and harmony.
The aroma of the oil is a natural adaptogen. Calms the nervous system, relieves tension and removes mental fatigue.
Main benefits of dill oil for hair, face, body and hands
Dill has powerful antioxidant properties, thanks to which dill oil slows down cell aging and has an anti-aging effect, smoothes fine wrinkles, increases skin elasticity. It tones it, removes cellulite and makes the skin more elastic and healthy.
This product is effective for acne and is recommended for oily skin. It restores moisture to dry skin and hydrates it. Suitable care is for mature skin, as it restores its elasticity, removes calluses.
The oil looks skin, supports the natural contouring of both face and body skin.
Benefits of dill oil for weight loss
Dill oil is effective for weight loss because it speeds up metabolism and suppresses appetite. A faster metabolism results in more calories being burned, and this boosts weight loss. Along with this, fat deposits are also broken down and used for energy.
Diuretic properties of the product increase the frequency and amount of excreted fluids, and this removes water, sodium, uric acid, bile elements that are superfluous and relieves the body of their weight. Thus, weight loss is also supported.
Combination of dill oil with other oils and dosage
This oil makes a good tandem with other essential oils, especially bergamot, cumin, nutmeg and citrus oils.
Dill oil is included in various products - creams, lotions, massage oils, enhancing the action of the other ingredients of the product in which it is included. It has a positive role in wound healing when used externally in the composition of various ointments.
There is no exact dosage in the mixtures in which it participates. It all depends in what form it is taken and for what needs it is used.
This product is permissible during pregnancy, but the intake must be agreed with a doctor, since in many cases the essential oil is rejected in pregnant women. Children under the age of 5, as well as those suffering from epilepsy should not use dill essential oil.
Individual intolerance to the product must be checked before the first application of the oil, which is done on the elbow bend. If a reaction occurs, the use is stopped until consultation with a specialist.
In case of gastrointestinal disorders as a result of the use of the product, its use is also discontinued.
