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[[File:Ferula assa-foetida (Uzbekistan) 3.jpg|thumb|right|''Ferula narthex'']]
 
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'''Ferula assafoetida''' and related species are known by the trade name ''Asafoetida''. In Ayurveda, the herb has a great significance, that in dealing with intestinal flatulence.  
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'''Ferula assafoetida''' and related species are known by the trade name ''Asafoetida''. In Ayurveda, the herb has a great significance, in dealing with intestinal flatulence.  
  
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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==Identification==
 
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{{Leaf|Bipinnate|Alternate|Leaves alternate, rough, hairy,heart-shaped or 3-7 palmately lobed with serrate margins and linear-oblong or triangular lobes, 4-10cm x 4-9 cm}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
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{{Flower|Umbel||Yellow|5|regularly distributed from the base to the top of the plant, not pubescent. Rays up to 30. Petals deciduous.}}
  
 
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{{Fruit||10-12 mm long| furrows 1-(2)-vittate; vittae large, sometimes branched| commissure 4-6-vittate, unequal and variable.|}}
  
 
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
It is succeeds in most soils. Requires a deep fertile soil in a sunny position.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Cultivated Beds}}, {{Commonly seen|Grassy slope area}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Cultivated Beds}}, {{Commonly seen|Grassy slope area}}, {{Commonly seen|Himalayas}}, {{Commonly seen|Temperate area}}
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
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<ref name="Chemical Composition">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asafoetida"chemistry"]</ref>
 
<ref name="Chemical Composition">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asafoetida"chemistry"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">["morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250063136"morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Ferula+narthex"Cultivation"]</ref>
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Revision as of 16:00, 13 April 2019

Ferula narthex

Ferula assafoetida and related species are known by the trade name Asafoetida. In Ayurveda, the herb has a great significance, in dealing with intestinal flatulence.

Uses

Indigestion, Flatulent colic, Cholera, Whooping Cough, Intestinal flatulence

Parts Used

Leaves, Young shoots.

Chemical Composition

Typical asafoetida contains about 40–64% resin, 25% endogeneous gum, 10–17% volatile oil, and 1.5–10% ash. The resin portion is known to contain asaresinotannols 'A' and 'B', ferulic acid, umbelliferone and four unidentified compounds. [1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Hingu
Hindi Hing
Malayalam Perungayam
Tamil Perungayam
Telugu Inguva
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Agudagandha
English Asafoetida


Habit

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Bipinnate Alternate Leaves alternate, rough, hairy,heart-shaped or 3-7 palmately lobed with serrate margins and linear-oblong or triangular lobes, 4-10cm x 4-9 cm

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Umbel Yellow 5 regularly distributed from the base to the top of the plant, not pubescent. Rays up to 30. Petals deciduous.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
10-12 mm long furrows 1-(2)-vittate; vittae large, sometimes branched commissure 4-6-vittate, unequal and variable. {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Commonly seen growing in areas

Cultivated Beds, Grassy slope area, Himalayas, Temperate area

Photo Gallery

References

External Links