Indian Food Cuisine

Asafoetida is referred to as the tall perennial herb with resin gum and sturdy carrot-shaped roots. It has yellow colour and pungent smell. It widely used as flavoring agent in numerous spice mixtures.

If we go by the historical background of Asafoetida herb, it is normally produced in Afghanistan and Iran and is widely distributed in the regions belonging to Mediterranean and Central Asia. In India it is known by the name as Hing and is widely used in various cooking recipes.

It mainly constituted of gum, resin, volatile oil and ash and is enriched in essential dietary supplements. It has been greatly used by way of medicinal herb in India to cure numerous health ailments, especially beneficial in curing spasmodic disorders. Furthermore, it acts as a nervine stimulant, sedative and digestive agent for the human body.

Let us know how asafoetida is useful in curing numerous health ailments:

Respiratory Disorder: Asafoetida acts as a magic pill for curing various respiratory disorder of the human body such as whopping cough, bronchitis and asthma. To cure these ailments it is advised that 6 grams of asafoetida mixed with 2 tsp of honey, tsp of onion juice, 1 tsp of betel leaf juice should be taken three times a day for effective results.

Hysteria: For curing hysteria attacks, asafoetida proves to be beneficial remedy. It is advised that the emulsion prepared by 3 Gms of gum with 130 ml of water should be inhaled two three times a day to have instant relief.

Childrens Disorder: It is highly beneficial in curing several nervous disorders in children. So, many people go by European belief that if a small piece of asafoetida is hung around the childs neck he would be safe and protected from various diseases.

Womens Disorders: This particular herb is really useful in curing numerous health disorders in women such as unwanted abortion, sterility, unusual pain, pre-mature labour, excessive menstruation, etc.

Toothache: Asafetida is really beneficial in curing toothache. It is advised a piece of asafoetida properly minced in warm lemon juice should be applied on the toothache with the cotton may provide instant relief.

Apart from this asafoetida acts as an antidote of opium and is ingested by the patient in same quantity to counter the effect of the drug. It is also in perfumes as flavoring agents in many parts of the world.

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