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Ethnobotanical Plant Ferula assafoetida (Apiaceae)

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Uses 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.
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.