We now know dill mainly as a culinary herb, but it was also used in medicine. In early times it was regarded as an aphrodisiac and was an ingredient in love potions.
Dill was used as a cure for flatulence, colic and indigestion. It was also found to be effective as stimulant of the appetite and to promote the milk flow in nursing mothers.
People used to chew dill seeds to sweeten the breath and cure halitosis.
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