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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.[1]
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.
Dravya
Rasa
Katu
Guna
Teekshna
Veerya
Ushna
Vipaka
Madhura
Karma
Anulimana, Deepana, Hridya, Krimighna, Paacana
Prabhava
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 64.
See also
External Links
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