Steinmetz:Anethum

Anethum graveolens

Also known as (or relevant to) Anethum graveolens Anethum sowa Peucedanum graveolens Family Umbelliferae English Names Dill Natural Habitat Southern Russia Romania Central- and Southern Europe (including Great Britain) Mediterranean countries Egypt Persia India Part(s) Used Herba Anethi Fructus Anethi Oleum Anethi (the essential oil contained in Indian Dill seed is not identical with that of European Dill)

Constituent(s) seed: essential oil (chiefly consisting of carvone) fatty oil protein aleuron tannin resin albumen mucilage calcium mineral salts phosphorus sulphur; herb albumen Action seed: stimulant stomachic diuretic carminative aromatic galactagogue digestive slightly narcotic; herb: aromatic diuretic galactagogue sedative; oil: carminative diuretic

Anethum sowa

Also known as (or relevant to) Anethum sowa Family Umbelliferae English Names Indian Dill Natural Habitat India Japan Part(s) Used Fructus Anethi sowae

Constituent(s) essential oil (which is not identical with the oil of Anethum graveolens) Action carminative