Assafoetida, Asafetida, A Wei 阿魏 Asafoetida, Devil’s DungHing, Hingu  (Ayurveda)Perunkayam (Siddha)A Wei 阿魏 (TCM)Hilteet (Unani)Shing kun ཤིང་ཀུན  (Tibetan) Ortus sanitatis, Cube, Johann von, 1501 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Ferula asafetidaAtlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Lump of raw Asafetida gum(Adam, 2022) Botanical name: Ferula asafetidaOther related sources include F. sinkiangensis Parts used: Gum‘The root has similar therapeutic functions’ (Li Shi Zhen) Temperature & Taste: Hot, dry. Pungent, bitter.“Hot in the beginning of Fourth degree and Dry in the Second degree”. (Avicenna) Classification: 2H. CARMINATIVES   2K. RESOLVENT    2Q. ANODYNE3G. EMMENAGOGUE   3K. EXPECTORANT4j. NERVINESTCM:J. Regulate Qi   O. Promotes Digestion Uses: 1. Warms the Womb, Moves Qi and Blood (West, Ayurveda): -painful and difficult Menstruation-chiefly for Suffocation of the Uterus: Hysteria and PMS-Sterility, Habitual Miscarriage-“Dissolves the coagulated blood in the abdominal cavity” (Avicenna) 2. Warms the Stomach, Benefits Digestion (West, TCM, Ayurveda, Tibetan): -indigestion, colic, abdominal pain, poor appetite-taken before meals to strengthen a weak stomach-Food Stagnation-‘dissolves indigestion due to overeating of meat’. (Zhu Zhen Heng) 3. Clears Wind, Stops Spasms (West, Tibetan Medicine): -good for Wind diseases from Wind-Phlegm / Wind-Damp-Spasms, Convulsions, Epilepsy, Neurasthenia, Nervous Prostration, Depression, Insanity-“Its actions in Epilepsy resemble those of Peony”. (Avicenna) 4. Warms the Kidneys…

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