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Felter's Materia Medica on Asafoetida (ferula Fetida)
ASAFOETIDA (Ferula fetida)
A gum-resin derived from the rhizome and rootlets of Ferula Asafetida, Linné; Ferula foetida, Regel, and other species of Ferula (Nat. Ord. Umbelliferae). Persia and other parts of Western Asia. Dose, 1 to 10 grains. Common Names: Asafetida, Gum Asafetida. Principal Constituents.A volatile oil and a bitter resin to both of which its virtues are mostly due; also gum. The unpleasant odor is due to the presence in the oil of allyl sulphide chiefly. Preparations.1. Emulsum Asafoetidæ, Emulsion...1
A gum-resin derived from the rhizome and rootlets of Ferula Asafetida, Linné; Ferula foetida, Regel, and other species of Ferula (Nat. Ord. Umbelliferae). Persia and other parts of Western Asia. Dose, 1 to 10 grains. Common Names: Asafetida, Gum Asafetida. Principal Constituents.A volatile oil and a bitter resin to both of which its virtues are mostly due; also gum. The unpleasant odor is due to the presence in the oil of allyl sulphide chiefly. Preparations.1. Emulsum Asafoetidæ, Emulsion...1
References
1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.