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| Ferula asafoetida in Kashmir |
The scientific name of Asafoetida (heeng) is a Ferula assafoetida andnis a a monoecious, herbaceous and perennial plant of the family Apiaceae.
The scientific name of asafoetida (heeng) is a Ferula assafoetida andnis a a monoecious, herbaceous and perennial plant of the family Apiaceae. It is a dried latex (gum oleoresin) exuded from the rhizome or tap root of Ferula which is a perennial herb that grows 1 to 1.5 m (3.3 to 4.9 ft) tall. It is also known as devil's dung, asant, food of the gods, jowani badian, stinking gum, hing, hengu, ingu, kayam, and ting. In Kashmiri, it is called as Yang and Sap, in Tamil (Perungaayam) and in Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi as Hing.
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