Dill water is an infusion of fennel seeds, or as it is also called pharmaceutical dill. It can be prepared at home from seed or fennel oil, or purchased at a pharmacy. Dill water for many centuries is the most popular antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory agent.
Such miracle medicine is often brewed and given to newborn children to relieve spasm in the intestines, colic, normalize stools, increase appetite in an infant, and improve lactation in lactating women. However, not many people know that dill vodchik can also be used to normalize pressure, with inflammation of the mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal tract, to increase appetite, strengthen immunity, and even for weight loss.
What is it used by adults for and how does water cooked at home work?
Let us take a closer look at why dill water is needed, whether it helps adults, as well as how to take it for various diseases and how long it takes to act.
- From high blood pressure 300 ml of dill water should be consumed per day. During each meal, you should drink 100 ml of infusion for a week, and then 2-3 times a week for a month, for prevention. After drinking water, the pressure decreases in almost 30 minutes.
- From bloating Doctors recommend drinking fennel infusion one tablespoon 3 times a day, 30 minutes before each meal. Vodichka begins to act almost immediately. The effect is felt within 15 minutes after application. The course of treatment is one month.
- From rumbling in the stomach one tablespoon of water should be consumed up to 5 times a day 15 minutes before meals. The maximum effect is achieved after 30 minutes. The course of application is three days.
- From inflammations Dill water to drink up to 10 times a day, 30 ml, regardless of the meal.
The therapeutic effect comes the very next day.
Course application is not more than 7 days.
- For appetite You need to drink 50 ml of fennel water 1 hour before meals, 3 times a day. The maximum effect is achieved at the end of the course of treatment - 7 days.
- For immunity Doctors recommend to use this infusion during seasonal colds. As a rule, it is prescribed 50 ml of infusion of fennel 6 times a day, regardless of food intake and time of day. Course duration 2 weeks.
- To disinfect the oral cavity It is necessary not only to drink, but also to rinse your mouth and throat with fennel infusion before each meal up to 6 times a day. Reception duration is up to 14 days.
- When coughing doctors prescribe to drink a warm infusion of dill seeds in 100 ml at least 8 times a day during or after meals. Duration of treatment up to two weeks.
- Slimming use 125 ml of infusion from dill seeds 30 minutes before meals 3 times a day. The duration of admission is 2 months.
How best to apply to newborns, infants and children over a year?
Is it possible to drink some dill water for small children and how often is it given? Yes you can.
- Newborn Doctors recommend giving 1 teaspoon of dill water 2 times a day before feeding.
- Babies appoint 15 ml of broth, in the intervals between feedings. Infusion of fennel can be mixed with expressed milk, a mixture of 1: 1.
- Children over the year You can add some dill in compote or tea and 30 ml 3 times a day.
Features of the purchased product
Perhaps the main feature of the purchased water is its shelf life - while closed, the shelf life is 1 month, in the open -7 days from the date of opening. At the time, as a decoction prepared by yourself, you need to use during the day.
Also purchased water should be diluted with boiled water according to the instructions to the drug. As a rule, if the bottle is 15 ml, then it is diluted with 40 ml of boiled water.
The rules for taking the purchased water in a pharmacy do not differ from what was made by yourself.
Instructions: how to do at home?
How to brew fennel seeds?
- The preparatory stage is the sterilization of the tank in which the water will be brewed.
- In a container pour 1 teaspoon of fennel seeds and pour 250 ml of boiling water.
- Cover and wrap in a towel for 45 minutes.
- Strain the resulting infusion through a sieve or gauze. Broth suitable for consumption within 24 hours.
How to brew and dilute with fennel oil?
- The preparatory stage is the sterilization of the tank in which the water will be brewed.
- In a container pour 250 ml of boiled water at room temperature.
- Dilute the water with fennel oil, add 1 drop of oil.
- Close the lid, shake before each use. Store no more than 14 days in a dry cool place.
How to cook and drink from the seeds of ordinary dill, from what helps?
- Pour 1 teaspoon of ordinary dill seeds into a saucepan and pour 250 ml of water.
- Put the pot on the fire, bring to a boil and cook for another 15 minutes over low heat.
- Then let the broth stand for an hour.
- Strain the resulting infusion through a sieve or gauze. Broth suitable for consumption within 24 hours.
Indications for use
Indications for the use of decoction of dill seeds:
- colic in children;
- bowel spasms;
- swelling;
- flatulence;
- diarrhea;
- hypertension;
- stress;
- impaired lactation;
- diseases of the upper respiratory tract and gastrointestinal tract.
The dosage of the infusion is the same as in the manufacture of decoction of fennel seeds, but the duration of the reception is much longer. The minimum course of application is 2 months. This is due to the fact that dill does not contain such a large amount of vitamins and other substances useful to the body, like fennel.
Contraindications
Contraindications to the use of dill:
- Fennel intolerance.
- Intolerance to other components that make up the pharmacy water.
- Allergic reactions.
- Hypotension.
Dill water has a wide spectrum of action and can not bring harm to the health of the body as a whole. However, there were cases when an allergic reaction occurred:
- Hives.
- Itching.
- Hyperemia of certain skin areas.
- A sharp drop in blood pressure.
therefore it is not necessary to engage in self-diagnosis and treatment, and you need to consult a specialist. After all, timely diagnosis and treatment prevents the development of various diseases that can lead to irreversible processes throughout the body.
