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 Dill Seed (Indian) Essential
Oil ProfileAnethum Sowa or Indian Dill seed oil is not well known outside India and Japan, where it is native. Dill is a short-lived annual herb, native to southwest and central Asia. It grows to 40-60 cm tall, with slender stems and alternate, finely divided, softly delicate leaves 10-20 cm long. The ultimate leaf divisions are 1-2 mm broad, slightly broader than the similar leaves of fennel, which are threadlike, less than 1 mm broad, but harder in texture. The flowers are white to yellow, in small umbels 2-9 cm diameter. The seeds are 4-5 mm long and 1 mm thick, and straight to slightly curved with a longitudinally ridged surface. Dill has long been cultivated as a herb throughout Europe and north Africa as well as in its native Asia. The indian dill is more similar to parsley seed than it is to European dill. |
| Botanical Name: | Anethum sowa Roxb. |
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| Family: | Apiaceae |
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| Synonyms: | Anethi. |
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| See Also: | Dill Seed
Dill Weed |
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| Parts Used: | Seeds |
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| Extraction Method: | Steam Distillation, |
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| Colour: | Colourless to pale yellow |
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| Consistency: | Thin |
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| Aroma Description: | Warm, fresh spicy, slightly woody |
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| Cautions: | Non toxic, non irritant, non sensitizing |
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| Physical Actions |
| Antispasmodic, bactericidal, carminative, digestive, emmenagogue, galactagogue, hypotensive, stimulant, stomachic. |
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| Toxicity |
LD50 - (oral) rat >4g/kg; (dermal) rabbit >5g/kg.
Irritation/Sensitisation - Nil at 4% (Human)
Phototoxicity - Nil |
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