Non scientific name details for devil's dung - Medicinal Plant Names Services

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Non-scientific name:

devil's dung

2 Accepted name(s) for "devil's dung":

Accepted name
Ferula assa-foetida L.
Ferula foetida (Bunge) Regel

4 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources:	Scientific names as used in medicinal source:	MPNS matched scientific names:	Accepted name:	Trade forms:	Plant parts:
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)	Ferula assa-foetida L.	Ferula assa-foetida L.	Ferula assa-foetida L.		oleo-gum-resin
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)	Ferula assafoetida L.	Ferula assa-foetida L.	Ferula assa-foetida L.		Oleo gum resin
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)	Ferula assa-foetida L.	Ferula assa-foetida L.	Ferula assa-foetida L.
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)	Ferula assafoetida L.	Ferula assa-foetida L.	Ferula assa-foetida L.
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)	Ferula foetida Regel	Ferula foetida (Bunge) Regel	Ferula foetida (Bunge) Regel
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)	Ferula foetida (Bunge) Regel	Ferula foetida (Bunge) Regel	Ferula foetida (Bunge) Regel		oleo-gum-resin
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)	Ferula foetida (Bunge) Regel	Ferula foetida (Bunge) Regel	Ferula foetida (Bunge) Regel		Oleo gum resin

14 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "devil's dung":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
asa foetida	Pharmaceutical	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
asafetida	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
asafoetida	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
asant	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
ase fétide	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
assafetida	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
férule persique	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
giant fennel	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
gum asafetida	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
hing	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
hingu	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
regel	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
stinkasant	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
teufelsdreck	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)