ASA fetida
ferula asa-foetida
ASA fetida
ferula asa-foetida
Umbelíferas
family
.
Description:
herbaceous plant
itself
in Afghanistan and Iran, which can reach up to
a
meter tall with large, fleshy root axonomorfa. The leaves are pinnatocompuestas, carrying segments lacinia. The stem is fistulous and branched. The flowers in umbels apical meet that hold up to 50 radios with petals intact, oval, with the tip retroflexible. Sometimes show also involves
a
base of bracts and bracteolas. The fruit is
almost
spherical or ellipsoidal, flattened, with the margin winged, membranous. Is harvested in
summer
.
Used parts:
The oleogomorresina, obtained by incision practiced in the root.
Chemical compounds:
Asarresinotanol acid, splints, essence of exenilo, disulfide exenilo,
vanilla
.
Antispasmódica properties, cardiotonic.
Note:
The handle
foetid
, as it announces its
common
name,
has
unpleasant odor aliáceo, very sickening. However, local populations of the regions in which grows spontaneously used as
a
condiment for food. It acts synergistically with
camphor
,
valerian
and the
nut
vómica, while it is contraindicated with acids. Currently used in the form of
a
tincture, such as
cardiac
light.
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