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THE AYURVEDIC INGREDIENT GUIDE

Asafoetida · Hing

From familiar kitchen botanicals to lesser-known roots and fruits, get to know the ingredients behind the tradition.

Explore their uses, see the source plants and discover where they appear in our range.

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Explore each ingredient’s Ayurvedic uses, its role in our products, and the material listed on the label. Follow the product directions and your physician’s advice.

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LESSER-KNOWN BOTANICAL

Asafoetida · Hing

Ferula species

An aromatic resin that adds a strong, distinctive flavour.

Asafoetida is an aromatic gum-resin with a pungent smell and distinctive flavour.

Formulation role

Hing usually denotes gum-resin; the supplied panel states seed.

Find in 1 preparationArshharan Capsules ↗

Each 500 mg capsule contains, as printed on the supplied panel.An aromatic component; the seed part needs confirmation before assigning resin properties.
Shown with the plant part or preparation printed on the supplied panel. Check the current pack when comparing versions: leaves, roots, fruits and extracts can have different roles in an Ayurvedic blend.

Sources & photo creditSpices Board India: Asafoetida ↗

Photo by David J. Stang · CC BY-SA 4.0

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The source.
The preparation.

Plant photographs show a botanical source. The root, leaf, fruit, oil or extract on a product label may differ from the part photographed. Mineral photographs show the raw source material, not a processed bhasma or pishti.

Blends and formulation helpers use labelled illustrations. Where a name or identity needs confirmation, the guide says so. Ingredient descriptions are educational; use preparations as directed by a qualified physician.

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