The efficacy and function of dill seeds

Dill seeds can not only supplement the body's nutritional elements, but also help regulate various functions of the body. They also have high medicinal value. Today, I will take you to learn about dill seeds.

[Other names] Shimeizhong (Hou Ningji's "Pharmacopoeia"), dill pepper ("Bencao Mengquan"), fennel ("Compendium of Materia Medica"), Bian Gu fennel ("Bencao Zhengyi"), and wild fennel ("Zhongyao Zhi").

[Source] It is the fruit of the dill plant of the Umbelliferae family. When the fruits are ripe, harvest the branches, dry them in the sun, knock off the fruits, remove impurities, and dry them in the sun.

[Original form] Dill (Haiyao Bencao), also known as: Cimule (Kaibao Bencao).

[Habitat distribution] Cultivated or wild in various places. Produced in Jiangsu, Anhui and other places.

[Properties] Most of the dried fruits are split into individual fruits, which are flat and broadly oval, 3-4 mm long, 2-3 mm wide, and about 1 mm thick. The appearance is brown, with three unclear ribs on the back, and the ribs on both sides extend like wings. A few unseparated double-hanging fruits have remnant fruit stalks at the base. Slight fragrance.

[Chemical composition] The fruit contains carwholene, limonene, dill oil brain, bergamot lactone, umbelliferone acacia ether, i.e. 7-hydroxycoumarin acacia alcohol ether, wax, γ-sitosterol, etc.

[Pharmacological action] For the effects of caraway, please refer to the entry on "Caraway". The non-terpene oils contained in the seeds have antifungal properties.

[Preparation] Sift away the mud, pick out the stems and impurities.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy, warm.

[entry into meridians] Enters the spleen and kidney meridians.

【Functions and indications】Warms the spleen and kidneys, stimulates appetite, dispels cold, promotes qi circulation, and detoxifies fish. It is used to treat vomiting, cold pain in the abdomen, cold hernia, fullness and loss of appetite.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 0.8-1.5 qian; or made into pills or powder.

【Note】 Not suitable for people with insufficient Qi and Yin or those with fire.

[Additional prescription] ① Treating flatulence, cholera vomiting, cold abdomen, loss of appetite and flank pain in children: grind dill into powder and make into pills as big as mung beans. Take 30 pills for a three-year-old child, with Qingpi soup. (Dill Pills from Puji Fang)

【Discussions by various scholars】 ① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Fennel has the same function as Ningxia Daqi, it can enter the liver, dry the kidneys and warm the stomach, but its potency is slightly slower, unlike Daqi which is hot. It is still used according to the severity of the symptoms. It can be fried with wine or salt water, and it can be used according to the symptoms."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "Haiyao Bencao"

Dill seeds not only have many functions, but also can be eaten in many ways in our lives, so they are loved by many people.