Dill: useful properties and contraindications
"Ditch for a wreath with a gentle hand of fresh fennel dill" - these romantic lines belong to the Greek poetess Sappho. Already from them it becomes clear how our ancestors appreciated the useful properties of dill.
And the truth is, this aromatic herb, without whichmany of us can not imagine a salad, soup, or even pickles, can serve as an excellent natural, harmless and cheap medicine that successfully replaces expensive imported drugs.
Dill - useful properties for men
It is worth saying that the healers of ancient China especiallyrevered dill. Its useful properties were used to treat mild potency in men and premature ejaculation in the emperors themselves. Nowadays this peculiarity of fragrant grass can be appreciated by "hot Caucasian guys", in the menu of which greenery occupies a very significant place.
Dill - useful properties
However, in addition to problems with potency with the help ofdill can be got rid of other, very numerous ailments. Dill is an excellent remedy for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, atherosclerosis, headaches caused by sclerosis of cerebral vessels. It is able to reduce pressure, dilate blood vessels, improve heart function, soothe and give a strong sleep.
Dill helps with diseases of the respiratory system,liquefies phlegm upon coughing and promotes its excretion from the body. This green seasoning is used as a laxative, it normalizes metabolism, increases appetite. Dill has choleretic and diuretic properties, therefore it is used for cholelithiasis and all kinds of kidney lesions.
Prescription for sight
Those who work a lot on the computer, toocan be useful dill. Useful properties of the juice of this garden grass in a mixture with carrot juice are manifested in the ability to improve vision. The recipe is simple: mix 2 tablespoons of dill juice with 150 grams of carrot juice and drink on an empty stomach in the morning.
Eye cream
If the eyes are just tired and started to swell,useful cream, combining the useful properties of parsley and dill. To do this, carefully mix 1 teaspoon of grated healing greens and 2 teaspoons of sour cream, apply on eyelids for half an hour, and then rinse with cool water. This cream can also be used as a mask for whitening and rejuvenating the skin of the face. The bactericidal and antiseptic qualities of the popular condiment are well known.
Decoction from it suppresses putrefactive processes inintestines. They treat pustules on the body, wash badly healing wounds. It is worth saying that experts recommend using green fennel. Useful properties of the plant just ripped from the garden are immeasurably higher than that of the one that already had time to lie down and wither. If this is not possible, the frozen seasoning will do.
Useful properties of dill seeds
However, there are advantages in the seeds of dill. Their useful properties are used in pediatrics in the form of dill water for the removal of colic in infants, to whom any chemical medication is completely contraindicated. To mums of the same children tea from seeds of dill will help to increase a lactation. When urinating incontinence in adults it is good to use an infusion of 1 tablespoon of dill seeds per 1 cup of boiling water. Pour the mixture into the thermos for 2 hours, drain and drink overnight. For babies, the dose decreases threefold.
Dill - contraindications
It is worth saying that fennel is not recommended for everyone. Contraindications a little - low blood pressure, at which he can cause drowsiness, dizziness and even fainting, and an individual intolerance. The rest can be safely advised to eat more dill and appreciate its benefits.
Author: Katerina Sergeenko













