HING – HEENG – ASAFOETIDA – FERULA ASSAFOETIDA – STINKING GUM

Hing or Asafoetida is a “wonder-spice” famous in 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.