Name: Asafoetida Essential Oil

Scientific Name: Ferula assa-foetida

German Name: Teufelsdreck

French Name: Asefetide

 Asafoetida is the dried latex exuded from the rhizome or tap root of several species of Ferula, a perennial herb that grows 1 to 1.5 m tall

Industrial Uses

• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Health and Beauty Industry
• Food industry

Therapeutic Properties

• Known as an antidote flatulence
• Prescribed for respiratory conditions like asthma, bronchitis and whooping cough
• Having fetid odor that can be acted as a deterrent to germs.