HING – HEENG – ASAFOETIDA – FERULA ASSAFOETIDA – STINKING GUM

Hing or Asafoetida is a “wonder-spice” famous in India for its wonderful medicinal and culinary uses. This pungent spice makes our food taste spicy and tangy, and also, keeps us healthy, fit and fine! Medically, it is a sedative, expectorant and laxative and a very useful remedy for relieving spasms and ingestion, nervous disorders, cholera, whooping cough and lots of gynaecological problems. It is a stimulant for respiratory and nervous system and very effective in pneumonia and bronchitis in children. In its pure form, it is sold in the form of chunks of resin, small quantities of which are scraped off for use.

The odour of the pure resin is so strong that the pungent smell will contaminate other spices stored nearby if it is not stored in an airtight container. Many commercial preparations of asafoetida use the resin ground up and mixed with a larger volume of other neutral ingredients, such as gum Arabic, wheat flour, rice flour and turmeric.

Benefits:

Helps us in preventing and curing the following:

• Asafoetida is considered a digestive in that it reduces flatulence.
• Hing Herb is bitter and pungent in taste and light, sharp, unctuous and hot in effect.
• While aggravating Pitta, it pacifies Vata and Kapha. Its chemical composition consists of gum, ash and a volatile oil.
• Hing Herb also contains protein, fiber and minerals which include a substantial amount of calcium and traces of iron.

Other Names:

Ferula assa-foetida, Hengu, Hingu, Ingu, Inguva, Kayam, Perungayam, Perunkaya, Raamathan, Anjudhan (Seeds), Hilteet, Halteet, Hing, Hingra, Asafoetida, Asafetida, Devil’s Dung, Stinking Gum, Férule asafetida, Asant, Stinkasant, Teufelsdreck, Asafötida, Hing, Vagharni, Hing, Hingda, Hinger, Hingu, Ingu, Ferula foetida Regel, Hing Hira, Hing, Angudaan, Anguyaan, Anguza, Naghurah, Kamah, Hing , Hingu, Sahasravedhi, Sulanasan, Tukhme Anjdan (Seeds), Hing, Hilteet.

Safety Information:

• For Natural Taste & Freshness, Keep it in cool and dry place.
• Avoid direct Sunlight & Do not Refrigerate.
• Store the contents in an Airtight Container after opening the package.
• All herbal medicine should be used under Medical Supervision only.