Health Benefits of Dill (Sowa), Uses And Its Side Effects

Dill is an appetizer. This helps enhance the urge to eat which lets you enjoy the meal more. Sowa essential oils stimulate and activate the secretion of digestive juices and bile. The passage of food in the gut is eased by dill as the essential oils present in it stimulate peristaltic movement in the intestine. This helps in providing relief from constipation too.

Dill’ essential oils are a rich source of flavonoids and vitamin B complex. These have a stimulating nature and as a result certain hormones and enzymes are secreted that have a calming and hypnotic effect on the body. Dill oil induces sleep and helps in the prevention of insomnia.

Dill is a good source of calcium. It prevents bone loss and decrease of bone mineral density. It helps in growth repair and development of bones. After a certain age many people go through a bone degenerative disease called osteoporosis. Dill or sowa works well to prevent this degeneration.

In diabetic cases that occur due to corticosteroids, Dill works well in reducing the fluctuation in the level of serum lipids and insulin levels. This helps bring diabetic conditions under control. Having dill is hence a healthy nutritious way to work your blood sugar levels down. You can consume dill seeds or make juice of it, Even Dill used in pickles, which you can easily find in local markets.

Dill is an amazing carminative. This can help reduce flatulence (formation of excessive gas in the stomach). Gas formation can be an extremely uncomfortable situation as it makes you feel full and bloated. It may also get painful and dangerous if it starts to push on the delicate internal organs.

Dill is a very good antimicrobial herb. This helps in preventing infection in internal organs as well as external cuts, wounds and open injuries. This property of dill helps the body to fight various infections and prepare an immune system that is strong and capable of dealing with more microbial infestations.

Hiccups can become pretty annoying. The main reason behind this is the trapped gas that tries to move upward in the food pipe repeatedly. Often it also occurs due to some allergies, hyperactivity, hypersensitivity and nervous malfunctioning. Dill’s carminative property that reduces flatulence is the same reason that stops hiccups- expelling the gas.

Indigestion and the activities of microbes are two reasons that cause diarrhoea. Dill’s digestive properties help to reduce chances of having loose stools. Also, the monoterpenes and flavonoids found in its essential oils also help to reduce diarrhoea by killing germs and bacteria. Consuming Dill is a curative as well as preventive measure for diarrhoea.

Dill treats breathing problems. It contains certain compounds such as kaempferol and some components of flavonoids and monoterpenes that helps in removing congestion and are also antihistaminic in nature. Congestion caused by the presence of histamine, allergies or cough can be cleared by the essential oils extracted from dill.