Asafoetida Essential Oil

Asafoetida is a perennial herb (1 to 1.5 m high). The species is native to the mountains of Afghanistan, and is mainly cultivated in nearby India. Botanical Name of Asafoetida oil is Ferula assa-foetida of Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) family.   Uses & Benefits:
 

• Asafoetida Essential Oil is used to treat chronic bronchitis and asthma, whooping cough (pertussis), croup, and hoarseness. 
• It has also been used for digestive problems notably gas, and irritable bowel syndrome, and irritable colon. 
• It has been traditionally used as an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant.
• Asafoetida has been used for hysteria, insanity and convulsions, as well as to treat the debilitating fatigue and depression associated with neurasthenia. 
• Asafoetida has also been successful in treating secondary amenorrhea, or abnormal cessation of periods.