Due to its characteristic fragrant taste and aroma, the plant is widely used as a spice. Cooks and housewives willingly use both greens and dill. To give dishes and preserves a unique taste, dill is added to them in fresh, salted or dried form. Dill is used to produce essential oil, which is widely used in soap making, alcoholic beverages, food and canning industries. <\/p>
In folk medicine, dill seeds are used. The ingredients are stocked up after the dill is fully ripe. To prepare the grass, cut and tie it into small bunches, hanging it in a ventilated room. After drying, the dill is threshed and stored for 24 months. <\/p>
Composition and calorie content of dill<\/h2>
Dill consists of 85% water, 6.3% carbohydrates. Proteins and fiber account for approximately equal proportions – 2.5% and 2.8%, respectively. The composition of dill also includes ash, fats and organic acids. <\/p>
Dill<\/strong> is a source of a wide range of B vitamins, it also contains tocopherol, ascorbic acid and beta-carotene.<\/p> Among the micro and macro elements in dill are sodium, iron, potassium, manganese, calcium, copper, magnesium, phosphorus and zinc.<\/p> Calorie content of dill: 100 g contains 40 kcal.<\/p> Before drying the dill, it is washed and sorted out. Greens left on the table must be turned over several times. Depending on the initial moisture content of the leaves, weather conditions and the layer of greenery, after 2-3 days the dill dries completely and is ready for storage. <\/p> How to freeze dill for the winter in the freezer? Washed and sorted greens are dried, laid out in containers or bags and placed in the freezer. Do not use large containers, as vegetables and herbs cannot be refrozen and should be used as soon as possible. You can tear off a few dill shoots, wrap them in plastic bags or film. Frozen dill leaves retain their properties, including taste and smell, for up to 6-8 months. And using this method, you can provide a vitamin supplement to dishes until the next season. <\/p> Pour 2 teaspoons of chopped dill fruits into 0.5 liters of boiling water, leave for 1 hour, then strain. Drink this infusion for 2 days, 1 glass a day, in several stages – 1-2 sips at a time. This infusion is taken for diseases of the pancreas, for colitis of various origins, as a sedative for insomnia, to enhance milk secretion in women during lactation. <\/p> Before starting the treatment of cystitis and other diseases with dill, you need to visit a doctor and consult about the dosage and prescription. Despite its miraculous property, the herb can be harmful. Before starting use, it is important not only to study the benefits and contraindications for use, but also to conduct a number of examinations that will help determine the presence or absence of pathologies and diseases in which it is forbidden to use dill<\/strong>. In some cases, the plant causes irreparable damage. <\/p> Contraindications include hypotension, allergic reactions to dill<\/strong>, as well as menstruation in women.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With the first warm days in spring, the first dill sprigs appear along with the early grass. And already here the housewives do not miss their chance. They begin to add dill to every dish, especially salads. And it is felt how a young plant simply saturates the body tired of the winter with fresh vitamins. So what are the benefits of using it? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":10424,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-medicinal-plants"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"kryp2\"](\"https:\/\/kvitkainfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kryp2.jpg\")
<\/figure>Useful properties of dill<\/h2>
Storing dill in winter<\/h2>
Dill seed infusion recipe<\/h2>
Contraindications to the use of dill<\/h2>