Plant Details

Accepted name:: Ferula narthex Boiss. [Apiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
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Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
agudagandha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
asafoet.	Other	The Indian Pharmacopoeial List 1946 (Govt. of India, 1946)
asafoetida	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. in Tajikistan (Williams et al., 2012) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) The Indian Pharmacopoeial List 1946 (Govt. of India, 1946)
asfoetida	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
assa fétida	Other	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
bahlika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
balhika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhedana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhutari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhutnasan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
black caraway	Other	Med. Pl. in Tajikistan (Williams et al., 2012)
cantunācam	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
devils dung	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
diptagrihini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
eng	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
gastric asafetida	Other	Med. Pl. in the Milieu of Swat (Nasir et al., 2014)
heeng	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hengu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
hilteet	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
hin	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
hing	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med. Pl. in the Milieu of Swat (Nasir et al., 2014) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
hing asafetida	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
hing biryan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hingda	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
hinggu	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
hingra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hingu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
hinguka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hingupatri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hira	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
hitleet	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
hiṇgu (oleo-gum-resin)	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
ingu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
inguva	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
iṅku	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
jantughna	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jarana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jatu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jatuka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamol	Other	Med. Pl. in Tajikistan (Williams et al., 2012)
kanti	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
kayam	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
kesara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kāyam	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
madhura	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
narthex asafoetida	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
perungayam	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
peruṅkāyam (oleo-gum-resin)	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
pinyaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rakshoghna	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ramatha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
ramathadhvani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rāmaṭha	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
sahasravedhi	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
shuladvit	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shulahrita	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shulanashaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
supadhupana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukhm anjadan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukhm anjdan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ugragandha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ugravirya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vagharni	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
vallīkam	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
камол	Other	Med. Pl. in Tajikistan (Williams et al., 2012)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Oleo-gum-resin		U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
oleo-gum-resin		The Indian Pharmacopoeial List 1946 (Govt. of India, 1946)
Latex, roots, roots		Med. Pl. in the Milieu of Swat (Nasir et al., 2014)
gum, resin, seed	oil	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
oleo-gum-resin		Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
root	oleo-gum-resin	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
	emulsion, pills, tincture	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
Root		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
rhizome, root	oleo-gum-resin	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 6 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Ferula asafoetida (Falc.) H.Karst. Deut. Fl.: 845 (1882), nom. illeg.
Ferula jaeschkeana subsp. taenioloba Rech.f. & H.Riedl Biol. Skr. 13(4): 69 (1963).
Ferula koelzii Rech.f. & Riedl Biol. Skr. 13(4): 70 (1963).
Narthex asafoetida Falc. Gard. Chron. 1846: 743 (1846).
Dorema asafoetida (Falc.) J.N.Haage & E.Schmidt Nursery Cat. (Haage) 1875: 4 (1875).
Peucedanum narthex (Boiss.) Baill. Traité Bot. Méd. Phan. 2: 1040 (1884).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Ferula asafoetida	Med. Pl. in Tajikistan (Williams et al., 2012) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Ferula asafoetida (H.Karst.)	Med. Pl. in the Milieu of Swat (Nasir et al., 2014)
Ferula jaeschkeana Vatke taenioloba Rech.f. & Riedl	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Ferula kaelzii Rech.f. & Riedl	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Ferula nartex Boissier	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Ferula narthex	Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
Ferula narthex Bioss	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
Ferula narthex Boiss	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
Ferula narthex Boiss.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Ferula narthex Zoiss	The Indian Pharmacopoeial List 1946 (Govt. of India, 1946)
Narthex assafoetida (L.)Falconer	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)

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