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Ferula narthex - Hingu, Asafoetida
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Ferula assafoetida is a perennial plant that can grow up to 2.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. In Ayurveda, the herb has a great significance, in dealing with intestinal flatulence.
Contents
Uses
Indigestion, Flatulent colic, Cholera, Whooping Cough, Intestinal flatulence
Parts Used
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
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 |
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
How to plant/cultivate
Commonly seen growing in areas
Cultivated Beds, Grassy slope area, Himalayas, Temperate area
Photo Gallery
Field
Whole herb
Flowers
Stem growing
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References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Indigestion
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Flatulent colic
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cholera
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Whooping Cough
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Intestinal flatulence
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Young shoots used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Perennial
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Cultivated Beds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Grassy slope area
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Himalayas
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Temperate area
- Herbs
- Apiaceae
