Plant Details

Accepted name:: Ferula foetida (Bunge) Regel [Apiaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
anghuzeh	Other	Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013)
angoza	Other	Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
angzoo	Other	Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
anjdan	Other	Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
asafetida	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
asafoet.	Other	The Indian Pharmacop. List 1946 (Govt. of India, 1946)
asafoetida	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) The Indian Pharmacop. List 1946 (Govt. of India, 1946) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
asant	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
asfoetida	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008)
assa-foetida	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
baahlika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
baandani	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
bahlika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhutnasan	Other	Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
cantunācam	Other	Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008)
devil's dung	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
eng	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008)
ferula vonyuchaya	Other	Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
giant fennel	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
gum asafetida	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
heeng	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hengu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
hiltcet (hing)	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hilteet	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
hin	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
hing	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
hing hira	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
hingda	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008)
hingra	Other	Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
hingu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
hinguka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
hira	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
hitleet	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008)
hiṇgu (oleo-gum-resin)	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
ing	Other	Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
ingu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
ingura	Other	Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
inguva	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
iṅku	Other	Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008)
jatuka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kamol	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kanti	Other	Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008)
kavrak	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kayam	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
kovrak	Other	Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
kāyam	Other	Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008)
perugkayam	Other	Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
perungayam	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
perungkayam	Other	Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
perunkaayam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
perunkayam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
peruṅkāyam (oleo-gum-resin)	Other	Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008)
pilula aloes et asafoetidæ	Pharmaceutical	The Indian Pharmacop. List 1946 (Govt. of India, 1946)
raamattha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
ramatha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008)
ramatta	Other	Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
regel	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
rochaek	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
rtsi bi che	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rtsi bo che	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rtsi bo che (p)	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rāmaṭha	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
saharavedhi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sahasravedhi	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008)
sassyk kavrak	Other	Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
sassyk kurayi	Other	Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
sassyr	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
sin kun	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sin-kun	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sulanasan bahleeka	Other	Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
tinctura asafoetidæ	Pharmaceutical	The Indian Pharmacop. List 1946 (Govt. of India, 1946)
vagharni	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
vallīkam	Other	Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008)
vedhi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
yang	Other	Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
zhyttuu ala gul	Other	Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
ḥiltît	Other	Med. Pl. Yemen (Fleurentin & Pelt, 1982)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Oleo gum resin		Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
oleo-gum-resin		The Indian Pharmacop. List 1946 (Govt. of India, 1946)
gum, resin, bark	detoxified oleogum-resin	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
gum		Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013)
oleo-gum-resin		Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
root	oleo-gum-resin	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
rhizome, root	oleo-gum-resin	Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
	gum	Med. Pl. Yemen (Fleurentin & Pelt, 1982)
Oleo-Gum Resin		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
rhizome	dried rhizome	Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008)
gum-resin		Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 2 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Scorodosma foetidum Bunge Index Seminum (TU, Dorpatensis) 1846: [3] (1846).
Ferula scorodosma Bentley & Trimen Med. Pl.: t. 131 (1877).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Ferula asa-foetida Regel	Med. Pl. Yemen (Fleurentin & Pelt, 1982)
Ferula foetida	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Ferula foetida (Bunge) Regel	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013) Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances 2019 (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances 2024 (WHO-UMC, 2024) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Ferula foetida (Bunge) Regel.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017)
Ferula foetida (Bunge)Regel	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Ferula foetida Regel	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) The Indian Pharmacop. List 1946 (Govt. of India, 1946) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
Ferula foetida Regel.	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008)
Scorodosma foetidum Bunge	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)

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