Ferula foetida - Hingu

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Hingu consists of oleo-gum-resin obtained from rhizomes and roots of Ferula foetida Regel., Ferula narthex Bioss,and other species of Ferula (Fam. Umbelliferae), a perennial herb, occurring in Persia and Afghanistan, resin collected after making incisions at the upper part of tap root of more than five year old plants by scrapping in March, April, just before flowering, whole process repeated many times, after one or two days or after a few weeks when it gets hardened.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Hing, Ingu
Hindi	Hing, Hingda
Malayalam	Kayam
Tamil	Perungayam
Telugu	Inguva
Marathi	Hing, Hira, Hing
Gujarathi	Hing, Vagharni
Punjabi	Hengu, Hingu
Kashmiri	Eng
Sanskrit	Sahasravedhi, Ramaha
English	Gum-Asfoetida

Chemical Composition

Essential oil, gum and resin.

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Rasa

Katu

Guna

Teekshna

Veerya

Ushna

Vipaka

Madhura

Karma

Anulimana, Deepana, Hridya, Krimighna, Paacana

External Links

THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA