Botanical Name: Ferula foetida, Ferula northex, Indian Name: Hing
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Women's
Ailments Several problems concerning women such as sterility, premature
labour, unusually painful, difficult and excessive menstruation. About
12 centigrams of gum fried in ghee mixed with 120 grams of goat's fresh
milk and a tablespoon of honey, should be given thrice daily for a month.
It helps the secretion of progestrone hormone. Respiratory
Disorders like whooping cough, asthma and bronchitis. About
3 to 6 centigrams of this gum, mixed with 2 teaspoons of honey, a quarter
teaspoon of white onion juice and 1 teaspoon of betel leaf juice, taken
thrice daily would keep the patient away from such disorders. Hysteria
An effective remedy for hysteria. Inhaling prevents hysterical
attacks. Impotency
The herb can be used in the treatment of impotency. About 6 centigrams
of asafoetida should be fried in ghee and mixed with honey and a teaspoon
of fresh latex of banyan tree. This mixture should be taken once a day
for 40 days before sunrise. Stomach
Disorders An effective remedy for several diseases of the stomach.
In case of flatulence and distension of the stomach, asafoetida should
be dissolved in hot water and a pad of cloth steeped in it may be used
for fomenting the abdomen. Toothache
After being pestled in lemon juice, it is slightly heated. A cotton piece,
soaked in the lotion and placed in the cavity of the tooth, relieves pain
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