Dill is a fairly widespread and popular plant that is remembered for its unique spicy taste and smell. But not many people know that dill is used not only in cooking, but also in medicine.
Our article will tell you how to prepare tinctures and decoctions from the seeds and greens of a plant and from what to use them. In addition, we share the beneficial properties and contraindications of this tool and tell you how it affects the body.
Beneficial features
- Dill tincture is used for diseases:
- blood vessels;
- gastrointestinal tract;
- nervous system;
- with cramps;
- high blood pressure.
- With all this, it is able to remove phlegm from the lungs, promotes rapid healing of wounds and has diuretic properties.
- Plus, dill raises the number of leukocytes in the blood, as in its composition in large quantities contain copper, potassium and folic acid.
- It also contains various acids and oils that nourish the body, saturate it with vitamins, removing harmful substances.
- Dill is endowed with a strong bactericidal property. Often it is used in the fight against parasites, but not as an independent means, but in combination with other herbal remedies.
Contraindications
Despite all the good qualities, decoction and tincture of dill should be used carefully.
- People who have a tendency to low blood pressure should be wary of decoction and tincture. Using both the dill itself and its seeds can lead to dizziness and loss of consciousness.
- Also be careful of people who have kidney stones. Dill tinctures also have a choleretic effect.
- It is not recommended to use the tincture with individual intolerance to the elements in this plant.
Dill tincture - a useful medicinewhich can save a person from health problems. But before you try this method of treatment, it is recommended to consult with a specialist.
How to cook at home and what to use?
This dill tincture can be purchased at pharmacies, but many people prefer to cook them themselves, because the recipe tincture from fennel is quite simple and does not take much time. There are options for tinctures, for example:
- on vodka;
- alcohol;
- moonshine.
On vodka
Since dill has an expectorant, its tincture of seeds on vodka is used to treat diseases of the respiratory system.
For this recipe, you need to take the following ingredients:
- 25 grams of dill seeds;
- 20 grams of juniper berries;
- 1 gram of black pepper;
- a pinch of salt;
- 30 grams of horseradish.
- All ingredients pour 0.5 liters of vodka.
- Insist two weeks, then strain.
Ready tincture to take three times a day for 15-20 drops. Before use, it is recommended to dilute in a small amount of water.
On alcohol
For cooking you will need:
- 10 branches of dill;
- 1 liter of alcohol;
- 1 clove garlic;
- 1 bay leaf;
- 1 teaspoon honey;
- several pea black pepper.
All ingredients mix and send to insist for 3-4 days in a dark place. Take 30 drops three times a day.
On moonshine
To avoid bitterness in the tincture, it can be prepared using moonshine.
To do this, you need to take:
- 3 liters of moonshine and add;
- 5 stalks of dill with umbrellas.
Need to insist 4-5 days in a warm place. Such tincture is used to increase blood pressure and for the prevention of stroke.
It is impossible to say unequivocally on what is better to prepare the tincture. All this is individual and, in order to decide for yourself which recipe is the best, it is worth trying each one of them.
Alcohol-based tinctures are not suitable for everyone, so there are several water-based decoction recipes.
From seed
Will help get rid of bad health and dizziness:
- 1 tablespoon of dill seeds;
- 200 ml of water.
- Add seeds to heated water and leave them on low heat for 10 minutes.
- After strain.
The tincture is drunk once in the morning and in the form of heat.
For diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, use this recipe:
- 1 tablespoon of dill seeds;
- 250 ml of water.
- Seeds are ground in a special mortar.
- Then pour hot water.
- Then leave for an hour.
- Take 20-30 minutes before meals.
There is also a recipe tinctures for weight loss. And for its preparation you will need:
- 1 tablespoon of dill seeds;
- 1 tablespoon parsley root;
- 300 ml of water.
- Rinse the parsley root thoroughly and rub on a fine grater.
- Then mix with dill seeds and add hot water.
- Hold in a water bath for 20 minutes, then cool.
- Take half a glass, 20-30 minutes before meals.
Not only adults can use tinctures and decoctions of dill, but there is also a recipe for the youngest children to help get rid of colic and bloating.
For cooking you will need:
- 1 tablespoon of dill seeds;
- 1 liter of water.
- Seeds pour boiling water and leave on low heat for 10 minutes.
- After cooling and filtering the tincture, it is stored in a cool place.
Give the baby between feedings 1 teaspoon. Before use, it is recommended to warm the tincture.
Out of grass
With cystitis tincture is prepared not from dill seeds, but from all parts of the plant. Before cooking, chop the dill with a knife.
It will take:
- 3 tablespoons chopped dill;
- 250 ml of water.
- Add green water to the greens and put on the steam bath for half an hour.
- After the mixture has cooled, it must be drained.
- Take one third of a cup right before a meal.
For women who suffer pain during menstruation, add fresh greens to the tincture.
Should take:
- 5 branches of dill;
- 5 branches of parsley;
- 250 ml of water.
Finely chopped herbs pour boiling water, leave for 15 minutes, drain.
To use in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening on a quarter glass.
There are a large number of recipes, according to which you can prepare both alcoholic and aqueous dill tinctures. They are used to treat and prevent many diseases and are especially appreciated for the fact that All recipes are very simple, and the ingredients are quite affordable..
