DILL SEED (Anethum graveolens, Fructus anethi)

Essential oils are produced from the seed, or the whole plant. Steam distilled in Asia, Europe, and North America.

SAFETY: Possible photo-toxicity, avoid direct sunlight or UV light exposure within 24 hours of application. Chemical class: monoterpene, ketone.

USAGE HISTORY: Used in ancient Greece, Egypt, and India as a medicinal plant. Established usage in European and western folk medicine.

PROPERTIES:
Internal-oral; topical; inhalation
Useful just before birth and during lactation to increase milk production (Rub on chest daily for a week before due date)
Prevents gas formation in intestines, prevents fermentation and aids digestion (Carminative, aperitive, digestive, galactogogue)
Increases perspiration, useful for cleansing and breaking a fever (Diaphoretic)
Sweetens breath, has laxative properties
Calming and relaxing, promotes sleep
Eases colic in babies
Aids hypertension-balancing to blood pressure
Antispasmodic, relieves pain and muscular cramps
Systems: Digestive, cardio-vascular, genito-urinary, nervous

PERFUME NOTE: Top or heart note

EMOTIONAL/SPIRITUAL:
Cooling and calming
Clears stagnant energy from the solar plexus and navel chakras
Provides a protective energy during sleep/journeying in other worlds, helpful for hypnosis and astral travel
Chakra: Solar plexus, navel, throat
Helps eliminate procrastination and prepare to take action in the physical world