Dill (plant) / Welfare plant - Economy-point.org

» Economics » Welfare plant » Topics begins with D » Dill (plant)

Page modified: Saturday, June 24, 2006 06:48:59

Dill

:	Aster something similar (Asteridae)
:	(Apiales)
:	(Apiaceae)
:	Apioideae
:	Dill (Anethum)
:	Dill

Scientific name

Anethum graveolens

The Dill (Germany) and/or the Dille (Austria) (Anethum graveolens), also cucumber herb, or Dillfenchel mentioned, one is original from central Asia coming spice and welfare plant in the family of the (Apiaceae, Umbelliferae becomes outdated).

Contents materials

Dill/Dille contains ethereal oil (fruit: Carvon, Limonen, Anethofuran, a and Myrcen, a-Pinen, Carveol, Terpinen, Dihydrocarvon; Herb: a and Limonen, Anethofuran; Root: Dillapiol, Apiol), fat oil and traces of Bergapten, the Cumarinen Scopoletin and Umbelliferon, further Aesculetin, Umbelliprenin, coffee, Ferula and Vicenin.

History

Already the Egyptians and used the Dill, which is domestic in the Mediterranean area and Anterior Asia, as spice and welfare plant. He is mentioned already in the papyrus Ebers from Egypt (1500 v. Chr.) and Roman Gladiatoren rubbed themselves before fights their bodies in with Mentioned in the Bible Dill as well as Minze and when Jesus preaches against the there it the tenth of Dill, Minze and require 23,23). Already in the 1. Century n.Chr is to have arrived to Dill to central and Northern Europe, at times of Karl of the large one belonged it anyhow in each imperial garden. Also Hildegard of being gene used Dill and praised it "for the suppression of sinnlicher impulses".

Use in the kitchen

As spice geschmacklich with anise and used Dill today in completely Europe used, among other things for the refinement of salads, Saucen or fish courts, for the production of or for the preservation of vegetable (inserted cucumbers). Both the dried fruits and the fresh or dried herb are used. In Austria one often hands Dillkartoffeln to different fish courts.

The use as kitchen spice is regionally very different. Dill is the peppering herb of the national kitchens of Scandinavia and the Baltic. In central and Dill plays Eastern European kitchen likewise a very large role. Hungary is the main producer of oil from Dill (it in medicines, soaps, cleaners and spices used). In the Roman countries Dill is almost unknown against it. Dill fits well fish. A speciality is the Gravlax, with rough sea salt and much Dill of marinierter Baltic Sea salmon.

Use in the Pflanzenheilkunde

Due to its effects Dill is used in addition, as welfare plant. In pharmacy the Dill also Fructus Anethi is called. The ethereal oils of the Dills work appetite-energizing, digest-promoting, cramp-solving and in a sedative way. Dill bends infections forwards and strengthens the immune system and works with digesting disturbances such as stomach detunings, colic attacks, blowing (particularly in means against belly pain with infants).

Dill becomes estimated since the antique one. The Egyptians ranked Dill already among the welfare plants and the Romans themselves with their Gelagen with Dill and gave Dill into the meals, which were handed the Gladiatoren, because one attributed strengthening effect to them. The Greeks have at the same time already more his reassuring welfare effect estimated and in the monastery gardens stood for Dill, because he absorbs allegedly the fleischlichen longings.

In the Middle Ages Dill in the wine applied as power-increasing means, however Jacobus Theodurus Tabernaemontanus had another opinion: "" /in such a way the children to witness desire/and also sonsten the conjugal works are awkward/those are the Dills to go idly/and in their meals not use/". "It praised it however for the kitchen use on: "And that is the Dillkraut and its Saamen still today's tags in our kitchens of the Teuschlandes very common/and the arms a useful peppers. " With the Saamen"/also the women thus need to need it to the Kappiskraut/when them over the year einsaltzen/"/to separate it take away also the windyness/". " In Suma our women and cannot the Dills in their kitchens by any means miss. "In such a way Tabernaemontanus" recommends" The jenigen dess with terrible dreams to be troubled at night in such a in the flabby schnarcheln/and bissweilen auffwischen and the outer Beth weaken to jump/to those sol one Dillkraut more under the Kopff freshly put. "

Who would not like to have necessarily Dill in bed, however also dte can prepare itself from Dillsamen - 1 per cup calms the nerves down and promotes the sleep. On the country Dill is used also for the cattle. If a cow had calved, one mixed it into the first drink Dill and Dte from Dill, Majoran and is to help, if a cow is blown.

Dill in but faith

A Dill over the door protects against humans, who want something bad. As bath salts Dill makes irresistible. And who as a bride to guarantee would like that woman has a saying after the wedding at home, should to something Dill and mustard grains into the Brautschuhe put and during the wedding quietly before itself whisper "I has mustard and Dill, my man must do, what I want ". In the people faith the Dill stood as "seed Merkur "in the call to prevent bad charm and repel Newborn children were covered with Dill and salt. In Schleswig one was convinced that it was advisable to carry as defense charms Dillsamen with itself. Additionally domestic misfortune could be avoided, if one filled Dillsamen into a pig blister and these then firmly tied into a bored hole in one hit a corner-change the house put. Also in England Dill was used against Verhexung: "Vervain (iron herb) and Dill Hinders of witches from their wants. "In filter defiency guarantees silver twenties and something Dillkraut was put to the bearing to bed and it said then: "Ech laymen af och Men sol sen ech "Over before court quite to keep, one into the Niederlausitz oats straw and Dill are into the shoes, because: "Forwards have firstroughly and Dille the court gentlemen quiet are silent there!"