Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Ferula assa-foetida
Scientific Name and Description
Ferula assa-foetida L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Ferula foetida St.-Lag.
Narthex polakii Stapf
Narthex silphium Oerst.
Peucedanum assa-foetida (L.) Baill.
Peucedanum hooshee (Lindl. ex Descourt.) Baill.
Scorodosma assa-foetida (L.) H.Karst.
Ferula assafoetida
Narthex polakii Stapf
Narthex silphium Oerst.
Peucedanum assa-foetida (L.) Baill.
Peucedanum hooshee (Lindl. ex Descourt.) Baill.
Scorodosma assa-foetida (L.) H.Karst.
Ferula assafoetida
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | himg, hing, hingra |
| Bengali | Hing |
| Marathi | Hing |
| Tamil | Perungayam |
| Telugu | Kommu |
| Kannada | hingu, ingina gida, ingu |
| Malayalam | karikkayam, kayam, perungayam, perungkayam, perunkayam |
| Sanskrit | bahleeka, bhedana, bhutnasan, gathukam, hingu, ramatha, ramatta, sahasveani, sulanasan |
| Tamil | acani, akutakantakam, akutakantam,akutakantam,atakantam, atikanari, attiyakirakam, cakantirapeti, canam, canam, cantunacam, capapatankam, capapatankamaram, caranam, catukam, centutti, cukantiram, cukantiramaram, culakirutu, cuttakaitavam, cuttakaitavamaram, inku, inkuli, inkupumam, inkura, inkuramam, inkutumam, intuli b, intuli y, iramatai, iramatam, iramatam, iranam, iratam, kanti, kanti, kapari, kaparimaram, karam, karavi, kayam, kayam, kecaram, kuramatam, kutanacam, kutanacanam, kutaram, kuttaracam, nari, narimaram, narukam, narukamaram, narukatti, parunkayam, perungayam, perungkayam, perungyum, perunkayam, perunkayanari, putanacam, putanacini, ucitam, ukkirakantam1, ukkirakentai1, ukkirakentam1, ukkitam, urappam, urappankayam, uraral, urpalacacanan, urpalacanan, urumparam, vallikam , Perungayam |
| Telugu | ingu, inguva, raamatamu, Kommu |
| Urdu | hing |
| Common name | safoetida,hing, |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Tibetan
Folk
Phytochemicals
Herb usable parts
Roots
Rhizome
Gum
Resin
Latex
Ethnopharmacology use
Ferula assa-foetida L. Heeng Apiaceae Fluctuance, stomach disorders, bronchitis, asthma
Ferula assa-foetida L.
Habit- Herb
Parts used - Gum, root, latex
Application - Asthma; cough; contraceptive
Treatment - General
References - Kayani et al. 2014
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Kayani et al. 2014
Endangered Medicinal Plants A. B. Chaudhuri
Citations
Herb citations
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112