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Botanical Classification

 

Kingdom

Plantae

Division

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Family

apiaceae

Genus

Anethum

Species

graveolens

   

Family

 


Botanical – apiaceae

Ayurvedic- shatpushpa

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Other Names


  • English : Dill, Garden Dill, Anet
  • Hindi : Soya
  • Kannada : Sabbasige
  • Malayalam : Satakuppa
  • Sanskrit : Satapuspa
  • Tamil : Satakuppi
  • Telugu : Satakuppivittulu

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Habitat

 

It is found throughout India. It is also cultivated for commercial purposes.

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Morphology

 

A glabrous aromatic annual herb, 30-90 cm in height with hollow finely grooved stem, striped dark green and white with bluish spots; leaves compound, 2-3 pinnate, bluishgreen, segments filiform, leafsheath surrounds the stem; flowers yellow, in flat compound umbels; fruits narrowly winged, ittae large and conspicuous.

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Chemical Constituents

 

The major constituents of the oil are carvone and d-llimonene, carvone, dihydrocar-vone, d-limonene, d-phellandrene a-terpmene, carveol, dihydrocarveol, iseugenol and dill-apiol.

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Pharmacology

 

It is kapha and vata moderator. It is very beneficial in gastric disturbances. It is also used in suppressing pains and avoiding the inflammation. It promotes healing of wounds and injuries. It helps in normalizing the taste in the mouth and avoids nausea. It is helpful in heart related ailments. It is used in respirtaoty disorders like cough, cold and asthma. it is very beneficial in menstrual problems and urino-genital tract. It is also given to ladies after pregnancy. It also helps in skin related ailments. It also helps in lowering down of fever.

According to ayurveda it contains

  • Gunna (properties) - laghu (light) and ruksh (dry)
  • Rasa (taste) – tickta (bitter)
  • Virya (potency) – ushan (hot)

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Toxicology

 

No toxic effect was seen on human body with Dill consumption

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Plant part used

 

Fruits

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Indication

 
  1. Indigestion
  2. Pain abdomen
  3. Paralysis
  4. Arthritis
  5. Inflammation
  6. Heart ailments
  7. cough and asthma
  8. Dysurea
  9. Fever
  10. Menstrual disturbances
  11. Urinogenital tract problems in females

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Uses

 

The fruits are acrid, bitter, thermogenic, deodorant, digestive, carminative, stomachic, anthelmintic, anodyne, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, emmenagogue, galactagogue, expectorant, cardiotonic, anaphrodisiac, febrifuge, sudorific, antispasmodic, antidysenteric, alexeteric and vulnerary. They are useful in halitosis

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