IT ROASTS FETIDA (ferula asa-foetida)

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	IT ROASTS FETIDA
	*ferula asa-foetida*

Name
IT ROASTS FETIDA

Scientific Name
ferula asa-foetida

IT ROASTS FETIDA

Umbelíferas Family.

Description: Own herbaceous plant of Afghanistan and Iran, that can reach to a meter of height, with great and fleshy axonomorfa root. The leaves are pinnatocompuestas, carrying of laciniados segments. The stem is fistuloso and graft. The flowers meet in umbelas apicales that maintain up to 50 radios, with whole, oval petals, with the retroflexible extremity. Some times also show invólucro with brácteas and bracteolas. The fruit is almost spherical or elipsoidal, squashed, with the winged, membranoso margin. It is collected in summer.

Used parts: The oleogomorresina, obtained by means of incision practiced in the root.

Composed chemical: Asarresinotanol, ferúlico acid, essence of exenilo, disulfuro of exenilo, hemstitch.

Antispasmódica properties, cardiotónica.

Note: The fétida handle, as it announces his vulgar name, has aliáceo disagreeable scent, very nauseous. However, the local populations of the regions in which it grows spontaneous use it like condimento of foods. It acts sinérgicamente with the camphor, the valeriana and the vómica nut, whereas it is contraindicated with acids. At the moment one is used, in dye form, like light Cardiotónico.

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