The digestive and nutritional benefits of Dill

[Polaris]

This may be thought a bit off topic but actually, it isn't as iron, folate, B vitamins, magnesium, potassium and glutathione are often discussed on the forum .

Dill is my favourite herb - the aroma always takes me back long ago to a visit to Ireland made with my mother and a wonderful meal cooked and flavoured with it by my sister's Finnish friends. I recently bought three pots in the garden centre and have been using it regularly since as it's very versatile.

I've suddenly realised that reflux and digestion have improved in the last week or so without the use of daily sauerkraut although I am still taking probiotics.

So I looked up the benefits and there are many:

foodfacts.mercola.com/dill....

"Although the one-ounce serving indicated in the nutritional profile is way more than what you’d eat even in an entire day, it’s an indication of the nutritional aspects dill offers if you used a teaspoon or two in your scrambled eggs. One ounce offers 43 percent of the vitamin A you need in a day, and 40 percent of the recommended amount of vitamin C. You also get 18 percent of the manganese, 11 percent of the folate, and 10 percent of the iron. What that does for the body is a lot.

The calcium in dill alone is very impressive: one tablespoon of dill seed contains more calcium than one-third cup of milk. Dill contains excellent amounts of other phytonutrients such as fiber, niacin, phosphorus, copper, riboflavin, vitamin B6, magnesium, and potassium, but more concentrated compounds offer health benefits as well. Two of them are flavonoids, including kaempferol and vicenin, and the monoterpenes carvone, limonene, and anethofuran.

One of the attributes of dill is the way its oils discourage bacteria, but it also protects against cancer. The enzyme glutathione-S-transferase helps attach the molecule glutathione to oxidized molecules to prevent damage, making them antioxidants. "

[Marz]

Not sure if its Wild Fennel or Dill that grows in abundance in our olive grove - must look it up in my Herb Book.

Thank you for the interesting post. 😊

[Polaris in reply to Marz]

Oh - wonderful to be able to wander out and pick it growing wild 🤗

That reminds me now Marz - I should move it away from the fennel as, having a small garden, I believe they can affect the way each other smell !

[Marymary7]

I'm getting some dill, sounds wonderful.

[Polaris]

I've just read that there are quite a few different types and growing from seed is best as it doesn't transplant well.

It also wards off witches 😀

[deniseinmilden in reply to Polaris]

I'd better be careful with it then!! 😁 😁

Great post - thank you! x

[Polaris in reply to deniseinmilden]

😱 me too - lucky we live in present times or I'd have been burnt at the stake long ago

[deniseinmilden in reply to Polaris]

I made someone who was sweeping up with my broom laugh yesterday when they accidentally bashed it against a wall and I said, "Hey, mind my 'car' !!". 😉.

[Foggyme Administrator]

Thanks for this Polaris...interesting read. And good information on the website. Just looked up rosemary (one of my favourites) and have book-marked the site for future reference.

Very timely for me because I'm reminded that I am what I put into me...and I've just given up anything with additives or e numbers (that's quite a lot)...something I had success with many years ago and forgot until recently.

Just summoning the courage to eject coffee, dairy and wheat too - again, something that’s worked well for me in the past.

It’ll be interesting to see how things progress over the coming months 😳...I'll be looking for tasty flavourings, so will give dill a try too.

👍

[Polaris]

Crumbs, that's brave Foggy - giving up e nos. coffee, dairy and wheat ! Although I've found it fairly easy giving up gluten and most processed stuff, especially with sugar in, I have to admit giving in to an occasional desperate craving for fresh crusty ciabatta slathered with butter and honey 😳I know I would find it impossible to go without dairy or coffee so do hope you feel the benefits soon.

PS Glad to hear I'm one of your favourites 😁 😇

Rosemarie

[BethattheBeach in reply to Polaris]

Majool dates from Israel. So delicious!

[Polaris in reply to BethattheBeach]

🤗 my standby now for sweet cravings !

and especially since I read this:

dailyhealthpost.com/eat-3-d...

[Foggyme Administrator in reply to Polaris]

Thanks Polaris. Right now, I'd almost kill for a coffee and hot butter toast. Metaphorically, of course 😉.

I'll now think of you every time I pluck and roast rosemary...though not in a burning at the stake sense 🤣🤣.

Take care 👍

[Ajane]

Thank you for this info! I stopped eating processed foods years ago, so I’m an additive & preservative free zone 😆. Have just finished my usual breakfast of eggs & veg with a spoonful of turmeric. Tomorrow i’ll add a spoonful of Dill. Now...what to do about the sweet tooth... 🤔 😋

[Polaris in reply to Ajane]

Sounds a perfect Ajane and turmeric another amazingingly versatile food remedy..... Like Bethatthebeach, I keep dates as a standby now to stave off sweet cravings.

[Ajane in reply to Polaris]

Yes, great article on dates 👍

[TarenaElizabethD]

Thanks for this xx

[sy28]

Interesting and helpful post. I love dill, I'll follow this up!