- Anethum Graveolen
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OTHER NAMESTamil: Shatakupivirai ; Satakuppi
English: Dill ; Dill Seed Telugu: Soyikuravittulu Malayalam: Shatakuppa Kannada: Sabbasagi Marathi: Sowa Hindi: Suva Sanskrit: Misi |
description & usage
Grows in damp places of South India.
Uses :
Hiccup, Colic and abdominal pain in children and in adults. Diarrhoea, Stomachic medicine.
How to Use:
Essential oil contained in the fruit and the distilled water of the fruit are much used in flatulence, hiccup, colic and abdominal pain in children and in adults. It may be combined with Sodium bicarbonate or a little of lime water in hiccup and flatulence. An infusion of the bruised fruits or seeds (1 in 30) is also very useful. Of this when strained and cold, the dose for an infant is 2 drachms or more sweetened with a little sugar. It also given as a drink to women after confinement. Seeds bruised and boiled in water and mixed with the roots are applied externally in rheumatic and other swellings of the joints. Leaves are also cooked, as a pot-herb, along with other vegetables.
Parts Used:
Seeds
Taste:
Sweetness
Action:
Carminative, diuretic, stimulant
Uses :
Hiccup, Colic and abdominal pain in children and in adults. Diarrhoea, Stomachic medicine.
How to Use:
Essential oil contained in the fruit and the distilled water of the fruit are much used in flatulence, hiccup, colic and abdominal pain in children and in adults. It may be combined with Sodium bicarbonate or a little of lime water in hiccup and flatulence. An infusion of the bruised fruits or seeds (1 in 30) is also very useful. Of this when strained and cold, the dose for an infant is 2 drachms or more sweetened with a little sugar. It also given as a drink to women after confinement. Seeds bruised and boiled in water and mixed with the roots are applied externally in rheumatic and other swellings of the joints. Leaves are also cooked, as a pot-herb, along with other vegetables.
Parts Used:
Seeds
Taste:
Sweetness
Action:
Carminative, diuretic, stimulant
