Properties

Besides the great flavor that gives to the food is also widely used because it facilitates digestion. It is a good source of trace elements such as iron, manganese, magnesium and calcium. Its essential oil contains substances (flavonoids, carvone, vitamin C), relieving oral pain, and has diuretic and digestive properties.

Dioscorides refered to its properties as a sedative. Drinking decoction of dill helps increase milk production in mothers while it is prohibited to pregnant women because it can cause miscarriage.