benefits of dill seeds

Benefits of Dill Seeds

21. Insomnia
The essential oils found in herbs have peculiar and powerful properties. They are simultaneously stimulating sedative and hypnotic that is they stimulate as well as pacify. The essential oils in dill are no exception. The flavonoids and vitamin B complex present in its essential oils since they are stimulating in nature activate the secretion of certain enzymes and hormones which have calming and hypnotic effects thereby helping people get a good night s sleep.
22. Bone Health
The calcium content of dill means that it is an important element in protecting you from bone loss and the loss of bone mineral density. Osteoporosis affects millions of people each year and calcium along with other essential minerals are a key component in the proper growth and development of bones and the repair of injured bones as well.
23. Diabetes
Dill has long been associated with diabetes and the management of insulin levels. Despite the fact that research is somewhat limited in this area particularly on human subjects studies have indicated that they can help reduce the fluctuations of serum lipids and insulin levels in corticosteroid induced diabetes.
24. Excess Gas
Dill can help prevent the embarrassing condition of excessive gas. It is not only an uncomfortable condition to experience in public but if gas continues to build up it can actually be a dangerous situation where it presses on the delicate organs of the chest cavity. A carminative forces gas downward through the digestive tract and allows it to leave the body in a safe way.
25. Arthritis
Dill has long been known as an anti inflammatory herb
26. Immune System
Dill has long been associate with antimicrobial activity and it has been shown to prevent a number of microbial infections throughout the body both those in various organs and those potential infections that land in wounds or small cuts on the skin.
27. Hiccups
Hiccups occur for various reasons but primarily they occur due to trapped gas and repeated upward movement of gases through the food pipe. The second cause is due to certain allergies hypersensitivity hyperactivity and nervous malfunctioning. Dill can actually help in all of these situations. As a carminative dill helps the expulsion of gases and also reduces gas formation while as a sedative dill helps to calm down hiccups due to allergies hyperactivity or nervous disorders.
28. Diarrhea
In terms of indigestion dill can be quite helpful as it has very good digestive properties. Secondly dill can help due to the monoterpenes and flavonoids present in its essential oils which are germicidal or bactericidal in nature. They can help cure diarrhea by inhibiting microbial infections that try to attack the body.
29. Dysentery
Dysentery is primarily caused due to fungal infections. For this condition as well dill can help since its essential oils are disinfectant in nature and help to inhibit fungal infections effectively.
30. Oral Care
Dill seeds and leaves are very good mouth and breath fresheners. Apart from that the essential oils in it are germicidal antioxidant and disinfectant in nature. Due to these properties they help end microbial infections in the mouth and their antioxidants minimize the damage caused to gums and teeth by free radicals.