Steinmetz:Ferula

Ferula sumbul

Also known as (or relevant to) Ferula sumbul Ferula persica Euryangium sumbul Sumbulus moschatus Family Umbelliferae English Names Musk root Sumbul Natural Habitat Asiatic Russia Northern India Turkestan Persia, Central Asia Part(s) Used Radix Sumbuli

Constituent(s) volatile oil resins gum wax starch bitter principle protein pentrosans dextrin sugar Action stimulating nerve tonic and sedative antispasmodic

Ferula asafoetida (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to) Ferula asafoetida (and other species) Family Umbelliferae English Names Asafetida Natural Habitat Eastern Persia Iran Afghanistan India Part(s) Used Gummi Asa foetida (obtained from the living root, rootstock and stem)

Constituent(s) gum resin sulphuretted essential oil vanillin ferulic-acid cadinene Action expectorant antispasmodic sedative emmenagogue nervine carminative aperient diuretic anthelmintic aphrodisiac pulmonary-stimulant; much used by the Mahommedan and Hindu population of India as a condiment

Ferula galbaniflua (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to) Ferula galbaniflua (and other species) Bubon galbanum Family Umbelliferae English Names Galbanum tree Natural Habitat Southern Iran Turkestan Afghanistan Levant Persia Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) Part(s) Used Gummi Galbanum (obtained by making incisions in the stalk a little above the root)

Constituent(s) resins gums essential oil umbelliferon mucilage Action expectorant emmenagogue stimulant resolvent antirheumatic used in making plasters