Dill oil, Indian

Dill Seed Oil, Indian Dill Oil, Indian Type... 

Synonyms dill oil, Indian type dill seed oil, Indian... 

Dillap ol, C,2Hj404, differs from apiol only by the orientation of its side chains. It is found in East Indian, Japanese, and Spanish dill oils,... 

Indian dill oil is obtained by steam distillation of the seeds of a closely related plant, Anethum sow a Roxb. It contains also larger quantities of limonene and carvone [486]. 

Dill Seed Oil, Indian Type, occurs as a light yellow to light brown liquid with a rather harsh, caraway odor and flavor. It is the volatile oil obtained by steam distillation from the cmshed mature fruit of Indian Dill, Anethum sowa D.C. (Fam. Umbelliferae). It is soluble in most fixed oils and in mineral oil, occasionally with slight opalescence. It is sparingly soluble in propylene glycol and practically insoluble in glycerin. 

Dill Seed Oil Anethum sown) It has been reported that the Indian species of dill oil has 1.0% anethole [ 12]... 

Dill Oil Anethum sowa) Anethum sowa is the name for the Indian species of dill which was shown to have an apiole content of 5.7% [9]. The more common variety of dill is known as Anethum Graveolens and its apiole content is usually much less. The European varieties seem to contain almost zilch but has been demonstrated that if young dill plants are used then the apiole content can approach 4%. 

Dill Oil Anethum sowa) One article on dill reported that an Indian sample contained 3.0% eugenol [42],... 

Comments Good essential oil lineup including Indian and regular dill oils and calamus. 

C 2H 404, Mr 222.24, mp. 29.5 °C, n 1.5278. Constituent of Japanese and Indian Anethum sowa) and European (A. graveolens) dill oils. For isolation from the Brazilian medicinal plant Heckeria umbellata (Piperaceae), see lit. (compare apiole). D. shows synergistic activity with pyrethroids (see pyredmim). Ut. Helv. Chim. Acta61.2273f. (1978). gen. Beilstein E V 19(3, 307 Chem. Ber. M2. 2663-2676 (l%9) (synthesis) Merck-Index (12.), No. 776. -[HS2932 90 CAS484-31-I)... 

The oil of ripe dill seeds consists mainly of (+)-limo-nene (up to 40%) and (+)-carvone (up to 60%). The so-called Indian dill oil distilled from the seeds of A. sowa contains carvone and limonene together with larger amounts of dill apiole. The organoleptic properties of both oils which are of less significance than the weed oil strongly resemble those of caraway oil. 

Dill seed oil. Dill seed oil, European. See Dill (Anethum graveolens) seed oil Dill seed oil, Indian type. See Dill (Anethum sowa) seed oil... 

Indian dill (A. sowa) is a smooth perennial herb, up to about 1 m high native to tropical Asia and widely cultivated in India and Japan. Part used is the dried ripe fruit (commonly called seed ) Indian diU seed oil (Indian dill oil or East Indian diU seed oil) is obtained by steam distillation of the crushed fruit. 

At ordinary use levels, dill and Indian dill oils are considered nontoxic. However, a number of case reports and studies have been published about allergic reactions to dill seed and related herbs. " ... 

Food. Dill, Indian dill, and their oils are extensively used in many food products. Dill and Indian dill are reportedly used in baked goods, meat and meat products, condiments and relishes, fats and oils, and others highest average maximum use level is about 2.9% (28,976 ppm) for Indian dill in condiments and relishes. Dill oil is used in all above foods as well as in alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, frozen dairy desserts, cheese, snack foods, gravies, and others, with highest aver-... 

DILL APIOLE Up to 60% in Indian dill seed oil and in varying amounts in other parts and other species of dill. In various small amounts in fennel and carrot seed oils. 

The Indian Dill differs from our European variety in the essential oil contained in the seeds. 

Now then, A sowa is another story. Various reports show little to none dillapiole in the herb oil, but Baslas reports that one Indian herb oil contained 8.6% [27]. Dill seed oil is the bomb, though. It consistently displays dill apiole content from 20.7 - 66.8% [28,29]. Lucky you, because the seed oil is the most common. 

Of course there is always the oil from the roots of this plant which has a monster myristicin content which you can see in Table XI in the Dillapiole Section. There is also the oil from the Indian variety of dill (Anethum sowa). Though typically low in myristicin, a study of various commercial sources in India showed chemotypes ranging from 0.2 - 20.3% [71 ]. 

Comments Full line of essential oils including Indian Dill Seed (A. Sowa). Branches throughout the world. 

Indian Dili Seed Oil - contains up to 53% dill apiol (3,4-methyle-nedioxy-5,6-dimethoxy-alIylbenzene). Boiling point is 296° C with decomposition at normal pressure. Aspirator vacuum will distil it at about 170° C. Yields DMMDA-2, dosage about 50... 

Dill, Indian, oil. See Dill (Anethum sowa) seed oil... 

Indian dill seed oil consists mainly of carvone, dihydrocarvone, and limonene in varying amounts dillapiole (often in significant quantities) and apiole myristicin and others (list and horhammer). 

Dill seed oil has antibacterial properties, and Indian dill seed oil has antifungal activi-ties. The oxypeucedanins andfalcarindiol isolated from the whole herb were reported to exhibit antimycobacterial activity with MIC values between 2 and 128 llg/mL. ... 

Crude and oils. Dill seed oil, dillweed oil, and Indian dill seed oil are official in F. C. C., with ketone (as carvone) contents highest in diU seed oil and lowest in Indian diU seed oil. 

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