Disclaimer. I am not a licensed health
practitioner. This is just another post on an item you might wish to
have available if needed so that a physician can treat you and your
family as best as possible. No medication, including those available
over the counter, should be taken without consulting a physician.
Information shared here is for educational and entertainment purposes
only. It is not medical advice nor a substitute for licensed medical
care. A qualified, licensed physician or other medical provider should
be consulted before beginning any herbal or conventional treatment.
I started researching dill because it is an herb
that grows so easily. It self-seeds everywhere, which is probably why weed
is part of its name. And because it really didn't do a lot medicinally
that I was interested in, I quit studying it. But I kept my notes.
When I pulled them out this morning to review, there still wasn't a lot
that intrigued me. Yeah, it has some anti-bacterial and anti-fungal
properties, but so do thyme and oregano. I don't need more alternatives
that work like something else. I already have the something else
because it works well.
However, dill weed and dill seed have a couple of jobs that they excel
at, and which are particularly of interest in a grid-down world.
- Cholesterol. Dill is amazing in its ability to reduce blood cholesterol levels.
- Epilepsy. Dill has been used for hundreds of years in Eastern medicine for reducing the number of epileptic seizures.
- Blood glucose. Dill has been shown to lower blood sugars in diabetics, specifically working as well as metformin and other pharmaceuticals.
- Milk production in nursing women. Dill stimulates milk production, but for nursing women, dill is only to be used in culinary amounts--what you would consume in small amounts in salads or bread or soup.
If you suffer from any of the above, it would behoove you to research
the use of dill yourself, as I'm a bit uncomfortable posting dosages
here. I'm not a licensed care provider and I don't know you or your
situation. Addresses for research articles are provided below.
Dill is ridiculously easy to grow and spreads its seeds everywhere.
Once you plant it, you'll have it forever. The plants grow tall and
wide, so it's easy to think that you're going to end up with a lot of
dill weed. But don't kid yourself. When dehydrated and powdered, you
find you have almost nothing. If you're in a grid-down situation and
trying to replace your pharmaceuticals, you'll need a lot of space for
it. It's probably not something you'll want to plant in the garden
itself, but perhaps in its own plot somewhere else where it can be
easily managed.
Also, when dill is used medicinally, it's usually taken in powdered form
in capsules. You may want to lay in a quantity of empty gelatin
capsules and a little device for filling them quickly, but it's not
essential.
Contraindications: Avoid in medicinal quantities in pregnant and nursing women and before surgery.
For further reading: (all articles accessed on 20 March 2019)
https://draxe.com/dill-weed/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4707388/?report=classic#B5 (lowering cholesterol)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3957353/ (epilepsy treatment)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12797755 (antimicrobial activity of essential oils)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5088306/ (lowering blood glucose in diabetes management)
https://www.planetayurveda.com/library/dill-anethumn-sowa-uses-health-benefits/ (extensive use of dill in Ayurvedic medicine)
13 may 2019
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