Ferula asafoetida - An anxiolytic medicinal plant

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Ferula asafoetida

Ferula asafoetida -
A traditional medicinal plant in Iranian folk medicine
Ferula assa-foetida L. (Apiaceae) is a medicinal plant
indigenous to Iran and Afghanistan.
This plant is one of the most important
among the thirty species of Ferula distributed in Iran.
It is an herbaceous and perennial plant that grows up to 2 m high.
One part used is an oleo-gum resin, called asa-foetida,
obtained by incision from the roots.
Ferula asafoetida is used in folk phytomedicine since antiquity
in traditional medicine for the treatment of several neurological
(anxiety, epilepsy, paralysis, hysteria and depression),
gastrointestinal
(intestinal parasites, flatulence, weak digestion, stomach ache),
respiratory (influenza, asthma), and reproductive disorders
(premature labour, unusually painful, difficult and excessive menstruation, leucorrhoea, and infertility).
Iran is one of the most important producers of this plant in the world.
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http://oaji.net/articles/2014/215-1397880645.pdf

The benefits of Ferula asafoetida
Ferula asafoetida has many health benefits.
It has been used for centuries
to help calm the nerves and reduce anxiety.
It is known to ease anxiety due to its sedative qualities
therefore it shows to be very effective in treatment of anxiety disorders.
https://www.ayurtimes.com/asafoetida-hing-ferula-assa-foetida/
http://isca.in/rjrs/archive/v4/iIVC-2015/4.ISCA-IVC-2015-13PCS-003.pdf

Ferula asafoetida - Pharmacological studies
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anxiolytic, sedative & analgesic effects
Ferula asafoetida is known to ease anxiety due to its sedative qualities.
It shows to be very effective in treatment of anxiety disorders.
Ferula asafoetida has been used for centuries
to help calm the nerves and reduce anxiety.
http://www.ijptonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/15974-15979.pdf
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271041716_Anxiolytic_effect_of_Ferula_assafoetida_L_in_rodents

antiepileptic & antispasmodic effects
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275521626_A_Review_on_Anxiolytic_and_Antiepileptic_Effects_of_Oleo_-Gum_-Resin_of_Ferula_asafoetida

anticancerous & antimutagenic effects
http://www.phytojournal.com/vol2Issue4/Issue_nov_2013/14.1.pdf

antidepressant activity
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Ferula asafoetida - products

http://www.drwakde.com/eshop/asafoetida-capsules.html
Ferula asafoetida calms the nerves and reduces anxiety.
It shows to be very effective in treatment of anxiety disorders.