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Plant Ferula assa-foetida (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Asafetida; Asafoetida; Assa-foetida; Devil's Dung; Stinkasant (Ger.); Asafetida (Sp.); test
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
9-BETA-HYDROXY-JAESCHKEANADIOL 0 Rhizome not available 470.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
9-HYDROXYUMBELLIPRENIN 0 Gum not available 388.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYLPROPYL-SULFIDE 0 Gum not available not available not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Gum not available 143000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Seed Essent. Oil not available 14300.0 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Seed Essent. Oil not available 127100.0 0.08 Duke, 1992 *
ARABINOSE 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASACOUMARIN-A 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASACOUMARIN-A 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 30.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ASACOUMARIN-B 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASACOUMARIN-B 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 62.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ASADISULFIDE 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASADISULFIDE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 47.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ASARESINOTANNOID-A 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASARESINOTANNOID-B 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASARESINOTANNOL 0 Gum not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ASARESINOTANNOL-A 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASARESINOTANNOL-B 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Triglycerolytic 1 LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
Tumor-Promoter 1 Duke, 1992 *
Uterosedative 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Vasodilator 1 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772.