Sanskrit name: शतपुष्पा (Satapuspa)

Botanical name: Anethum graveolens L.

Family: Apiaceae

English name: Dill

Malayalam name: ശതപുഷ്പ / ചതകുപ്പ

Distribution: Cultivated throughout India, especially in North India

Parts used: Fruit (seeds), whole plant

Properties: Carminative, Digestive, Galactagogue, Antispasmodic

Uses: Indigestion, flatulence, abdominal colic, vomiting, hiccough, amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea, lactation problems, and infantile colic.