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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Ferula assafoetida

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Uses for this plant.
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Activity Country/Region Reference
Asthma India *
Bronchitis India *
Cholera India *
Digestive China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Epilepsy India *
Flatulence India *
Hysteria India *
Nervine India *
Pertussis India *
Sedative China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Spasm China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Vermifuge China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.