DILL, INDIAN Anethum sawa Annual culinary medicinal industrial tea plant sow: late spring anytime Pungent, somewhat more bitter variety extensively grown in India & Japan Foliage: fresh - eaten with steamed rice - used to flavor soup - essential ingredient in curry powders Fruits: carminative, stomachic and stimulant - used chiefly for flatulence Oil: used in pharmaceutical and perfumery industries