Friday, May 28, 2010

Dill weed - Anethum graveolens.


Excellent herb to include in your pantry especially for potato dishes, cabbage recipes, butter, cream cheese, eggs, fish and grilled meats.

Freshly harvested for 2010.
Cultivated, grown and harvested in the USA
by conscientious small herb farmers.

This herb has many uses since ancient times.
The entire plant has many usues from leaves, flowers, seeds and stem.
It is used medicinally for a salt-free diet as it is rich in minerals.
Dill water has been used for digestive disorders like flatulence, stomach cramps, indigestion, insomnia and colicky conditions for babies.
this herb come from the old world and was brought to the new world by early American settlers.




Scientific classification


Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Anethum
L.
Species: A. graveolens
Binomial name
Anethum graveolens
L.





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