Steinmetz:Ferula

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Ferula sumbul

Also known as (or relevant to)
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)
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)
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
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