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	Asafoetida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Asafoetida (Ferula assafoetida, family Apiaceae) is a species of Ferula native to Iran.
		It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 2 m tall, with stout, hollow, somewhat succulent stems 5-8 cm diameter at the base of the plant.
		Asafoetida's English and scientific name is derived from the Persian word for resin (asa) and Latin foetida, which refers to its strong sulfurous odour.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Asafoetida (490 words)

	Herbs Asafoetida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Asafoetida is a resinous gum of a tall perennial herb, with robust carrot-shaped roots.
		Asafoetida is useful in the treatment of respiratory disorders like whooping cough, asthma and bronchitis.
		In case of flatulence and distension of the stomach, asafoetida should be dissolved in hot water and a pad of cloth steeped in it may be used for fomenting the abdomen.
	www.indiangyan.com /books/therapybooks/Herbs_That_Heal/asafoetida.shtml (716 words)

	Asafoetida
		Asafoetida is a resinous gum of a tall perennial herb.
		Asafoetida is known for its medicinal properties from ages and has being in use as a medicine in India, China and Far East since a long time.
		Asafoetida is known to Indian society from ages and is widely used as flavouring agent in Indian recipes.
	www.nzhealth.net.nz /herbs/asafoetida.shtml (574 words)

	Asafoetida
		Asafoetida produces a gum gathered in summer from the roots of plants at least four years old (if a plant is not a minimum of four years old, its gum is considered worthless).
		According to ayurvedic medicine, asafoetida is a valuable spice and remedy for nervous disorders, colic, bowel spasms, and for spasmodic coughing due to whooping cough, pneumonia, and bronchitis.
		Asafoetida was one of the most commonly prescribed herbs throughout the nineteenth century for the treatment of hysteria and for many symptoms associated with mood swings and depression.
	www.herbs2000.com /herbs/herbs_asafoetida.htm (443 words)

	Pepper Trail
		South Indian vegetable curries are often garnished with a large pinch of asafoetida (dried and powdered gum resin from a fennel related plant with an acrid taste and strong scent) sautéed in a spoonful of oil or ghee.
		Asafoetida has remained a part of the Indian spice box for centuries and continues to be used both in cooking and in medicine in India.
		Asafoetida’s use as a tenderizer and preservative for meat was known centuries ago.
	www.peppertrail.com /php/displayContent.php3?link_id=99&link_id_tmp=97&parent_link=10 (541 words)

	Asafetida
		Asafoetida is used mostly in Indian vegetarian cooking, in which the strong onion-garlic flavour enhances many dishes, especially those of Brahmin and Jain castes where onions and garlic are prohibited.
		Asafoetida is known as an antidote for flatulence and is also prescribed for respiratory conditions like asthma, bronchitis and whooping cough.
		Asafoetida is grown chiefly in Iran and Afghanistan from where it is exported to the rest of the world.
	www.theepicentre.com /Spices/asafetid.html (652 words)

	Profile - Asafoetida
		As a stimulating expectorant, its use is limited because of the sharp onion-like smell and strong taste, which comes from gummy drops which form on the roots of this herb.
		Asafoetida was recommended in 4 readings for three individuals between 1923-1939.
		This we would take now for four days every evening: Five grains of asafoetida with 10 grains of aspirin with a very strong solution as would be found either from lemon heated or from a very strong alkali, as from soda.
	www.meridianinstitute.com /echerb/Files/1asafoet.html (288 words)

	Welcome to Herbs & Spices hairy mordica (bitter gourd) asafeotida (HEENG) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Asafoetida or heeng is not only popular condiment to spice food but also a powerful medicine in its own right.
		According to Hakeem Hashmi, asafoetida is a resinous gum of tall perennial herb, with robust carrot shaped roots.
		Asafoetida is produced in the form of gum by scratching the root of the plant; just below the stem and a cut is made, from this cut emerges a thick juice.
	www.hashmi.com /heeng.html (936 words)

	Pepper Trail
		Asafoetida is a hard aromatic resinous gum collected from certain species of giant fennels, plants of the genus ferula.
		Asafoetida is believed to have got its name from the Persian word aza (mastic resin) and a Latin word foetida meaning stinking.
		Asafoetida was cultivated for both medicinal purposes and for the use as a spice.
	www.peppertrail.com /php/displayContent.php3?link_id=128&firstTime=yes&parent_link=0 (848 words)

	HYSTERIA - Cause Signs Symptoms Treatment Natural Cure Homeopathic Medicines of
		Another important symptom of Asafoetida is the accumulation of flatus in the abdomen; it passes upwards and causes oppressed breathing.
		With Asafoetida the patient swallows continually to keep the lump down, and this gulping adds to the difficulty in breathing.
		Asafoetida may be indicated, Cocculus, Ignatia or Nux moschata, but in most cases Moschus will be the simillimum.
	www.doctorbhatia.com /treatment/hysteria.asp (2589 words)

	Asia Food Glossary Page
		Nowadays, asafoetida is usually sold powdered and mixed with rice flour to keep it free running and to diffuse the strong aroma.
		Asafoetida comes into its own in Brahman cooking where it is used as a flavour substitute for garlic and onions.
		Purchasing and preparation: Asafoetida may be purchased in two forms - the pure resin individually wrapped in lumps of approximately 2 g (1/8 oz), or in powdered form mixed with ground rice and sometimes also with powdered turmeric.
	www.asiafood.org /glossary_1.cfm?alpha=A&wordid=2374&startno=27&endno=51 (453 words)

	Asafoetida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Drawn from slits cut around the base of the giant fennel plant, raw asafoetida is a milky-colored resin with an extremely pungent odor.
		Generally, asafoetida is sold as a powder or in stones, like those pictured in the photograph to the right.
		Many Indian and, in particular, South Indian, recipes call for small amounts of asafoetida to enhance the flavor of the dish in much the same way that garlic is used.
	students.washington.edu /ccmarsh/finalproject/asafoetida.html (137 words)

	compounded asafoetida hing exporters India
		Asafoetida is the oleogum resin exudate obtained from the roots and stems of the monocarpic ferula plants belonging to the family umbelliferae.
		Compounded asafoetida (Bandhani Hing) is blended with starch, wheat flour, rice flour or maize flour to make it palatable.
		Purity is determined by the quality of asafoetida content, and the quality and proportion of the acceptable additives.
	www.asafoetidaindia.com /asafoetidamain.htm (142 words)

	Asafoetida: for digestive weakness, food allergies and candida
		One of the most common Indian household preparations is Hingashtak which is a compound powder of fried asafoetida, ginger, pippli long pepper, fl pepper, ajowan, cumin seeds nigella seeds and rock salt in equal parts.
		Her asthma symptoms were well controlled and after several months she came in and just lost her job, she was complaining of severe candida albicans symptoms, cold extremities, insomnia, vaginitis, hives, burning eyes, flaking and itching around the ears and nose, tired all the time and feels sick after she eats.
		We stopped the asafoetida and Ginger combination for a couple of weeks and her candida symptoms reoccurred, including her skin rash.
	www.planetherbs.com /articles/asafoetida.html (1657 words)

	Spicesvalley - spices dealers online spice trading
		Asafoetida, the gum resin prized as a condiment in India and Iran, is obtained chiefly from plant Ferula asafetida.
		Asafoetida has been a popular spice in Europe since the Roman times and has been used much in the Middle Ages (for example, to flavour barbecued mutton), but has fallen in dishonour thereafter.
		Asafoetida is an interesting alternative to onion and garlic, even for Western dishes.
	www.spicesvalley.com /spices/asafoetida.asp (698 words)

	cook
		a reproach by many, and asafoetida is hence often considered to be a rather disgraceful remedy to use, it is nevertheless among the most serviceable agents for the large class of purely nervous functional disturbances above named.
		Four ounces of asafoetida macerated for two weeks in a quart of alcohol, and then filtered, forms the officinal tincture.
		An ounce and a half of asafoetida and half an ounce of soap are to be beaten with a little water, so as to form a uniform pill mass; and then divided into two hundred and forty pills.
	medherb.com /cook/html/NARTHEX_ASAFOETIDA.htm (1206 words)

	Ingredients asafoetida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Asafoetida is a resin gum obtained from both the root and stem of a wild giant fennel-like plant called the ferula.
		Asafoetida is greyish in color while still fresh, but becomes dark brown when it is dry.
		The Ancient Romans discovered Asafoetida in 4 BC; they were using it as a spice.
	www.sinus-pro.com /ingredients/asafoetida.asp (101 words)

	eG Forums -> Asafoetida
		Asafoetida gives dishes a complex flavoring that would go without notice to those that have not enjoyed its subtle but bold essence.
		Asafoetida in a resin form has little if any smell, but when ground from that, it will make the entire kitchen get a sulphrous odor.
		The sizzling asafoetida powder imparts a great aroma into the oil and is a perfect way of finising lentils and beans and it's medicinal properties help us in digesting beans and lentils.
	forums.egullet.org /index.php?showtopic=8252 (2143 words)

	herb data, Asafoetida, Ferula asafoetida, safetida, assafoetida, devil's dung, food of the gods, holisticonline.com
		Afghan people would rub small chunks of asafoetida over their boots to keep away deadly snakes or vipers in the environment they lived in.
		Asafoetida is the resinuous exudation from two species of the giant fennel.
		Ferula asafoetida, a perennial of the carrot family, grows wild to 12 feet high in huge natural forests.
	www.holistic-online.com /Herbal-Med/_Herbs/h118.htm (365 words)

	Hort 306 - READING 17-1
		A foul smelling relative of silphion known as asafoetida, survives and is still used today for medicinal purposes (carminative and antispasmodic) and as a condiment in South American and Eastern cooking, especially in India where it is mixed with various pulses.
		The problem with the written history of silphion is that the writers who dealt with the plant from Theophrastus on - be they historians or herbalists - do not state explicitly that they had a view of the plant itself and that their description was not based on common knowledge or hearsay.
		Later botanists who claim to have seen not silphion but asafoetida, also bemoan their having seen it out of season, or too late in the season, or complain that the specimens they had at their disposal were too poor to classify.
	www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/history/lecture17/r_17-1l.html (3520 words)

	Spices from The Spice House - Asafoetida Powder -
		Asafoetida powder is a crucial ingredient in Indian vegetarian cooking.
		Derived from a species of giant fennel, asafoetida has a unique smell and flavor.
		It is called for often in Indian cooking, primarily with legumes and dishes featuring vegetables such as cauliflower.
	www.thespicehouse.com /product/product_Asafoetida-Powder.php (114 words)

	Asafoetida / Ferula asafoetida / DevilÂ’s Dung / DevilÂ’s herb / Hing / Narthex(fireweed->exnatrem)
		Asafoetida has reputation for expelling wind from the stomach and relieves stomach spasms.
		In Ayurvedic medicine, Asafoetida is used to treat hysteria, nervous disorders, flatulence, flatulent colic, digestion, and spasmodic affections of the bowels.
		Asafoetida comes in various forms and is an ingredient in many products.
	www.insensual.com /asafoetida.html (783 words)

	eG Forums -> Phew! Asafoetida Storage
		When asafoetida is added to hot oil, it changes from its strong and powerful smell to an oniony-garlicky aroma.
		However, true silphium became extinct by the end of 1st century A.D. Asafoetida, as a substitute for silphium emerged into prominence during Alexander the Great’s invasion of Asia that began in the spring of 334 AD.
		I used asafoetida once in a cabbage dish, but was most unhappy with the results.
	forums.egullet.org /index.php?showtopic=44163 (2878 words)

	Hinga Shtak - Ayurveda - Digestion - kitchendoctor.com
		Hing is the Sanskrit name of a dreadful smelling resinous exudate from the root of a plant we call asafoetida (fetid.) Hing is several times more obnoxious smelling than the worst garlic.
		Let's say that opinions are divided as to whether to (1) add the powder to food soon after the liquids have been placed in the pot to (2) slipping a little under the lid ten minutes before serving, my preference since I generally want to leave the house if I use it earlier.
		The formula as a whole is even more interesting because asafoetida, like most smelly foods and spices, supports stamina and the proper function of the earth element.
	www.kitchendoctor.com /Ayurveda/HingaShtak.html (602 words)

	Spices of India
		The two types of Asafoetidas used commonly are white and the dark.
		Though the composition of both varieties is the same, white Asafoetida is water-soluble while the dark one is fried in the oil and powdered for use in cuisines.
		Asafoetida is claimed to be an aphrodisiac and a preventive medicine for infectious diseases.
	www.webindia123.com /spices/asaf.htm (169 words)

	TheSpiceBarn.com \| Spice Dictionary
		Asafoetida is grown mainly in Iran and Afghanistan from where it is exported to the rest of the world.
		This is collected and a fresh cuts are made in the plants for about three months until the plant has released all its liquid up to 2 pounds.
		Asafoetida is generally sold as a fine yellow powder, sometimes crystallized or granulated.
	www.thespicebarn.com /spices.asp?id=29 (231 words)

	Tresorie - ASAFOETIDA [Asafoetida]
		And he says "it has been used by the laity as a medicine for fainting, for hysteria, for all sorts of nervous symptoms and complaints: this use is justified by the proving".
		Asafoetida, then is a drug of very definite localities and modalities.
		Asafoetida is one of the remedies of "old scars, when they turn purple and threaten to suppurate", "take on a venous aspect and become painful and turn fl".
	www.homeoint.org /hompath/articles/1639.html (1522 words)

	Asafetida Powder Gum Resin Asafoetida
		Asafoetida is one of those acquired smells that you either love or hate.
		Asafoetida is a common ingredient in Indian and Middle-Eastern cooking.
		This Asafoetida powder is herb grade and safe for cooking.
	www.somaluna.com /product.asp?p=131 (100 words)

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