Herb
Dill
A feathery, fresh herb and its seeds, used in food or a weak tea to soothe gas, colic, and an unsettled stomach.
🌱 What it is
Dill is a feathery-leafed herb whose fresh fronds and dried seeds are both used in cooking, especially with pickles, fish, and soups.
✨ How it may help
- May help soothe gas and colic
- May help support a comfortable, unsettled stomach
- May help support digestion after a meal
- May help supply antioxidants from a fresh kitchen herb
🥄 How to use it
Steep 1 teaspoon of lightly crushed dill seeds in hot water for 10 minutes for a tea, or use the fresh fronds generously in food; a very weak, cooled tea is a traditional soother for a colicky baby, with a doctor's okay.
🥗 Nutrition
Per 1/4 cup fresh dill weed (2.2 g) · about 1 calories
- Vitamin C 1.9mg
- Vitamin A 4mcg RAE
- Manganese 0.03mg
- Folate 3mcg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
⚖️ Caution
Food and tea amounts are very gentle; for infants, use only a weak, cooled tea and check with your pediatrician first, and large medicinal seed doses should be avoided in pregnancy, as rare allergy is possible.
🍃 A note from nature
Dill's soft, feathery fronds sway easily in a summer breeze, a gentle little herb that has calmed fussy stomachs for generations.