| Botanical name | Family name | Commercial part | | Ferula asafoetida | Apiaceae | Oleogum resin extracted from rhizome and thickened root | | Indian Names | | Hindi | : Hing | | Bengali | : Hing | | Gujarati | : Hing | | Kannada | : Hinger,Ingu | | Kashmiri | : Yang, Sap | | Malayalam | : Kayam | | Marathi | : Hing | | Oriya | : Hengu | | Punjabi | : Hing | | Sanskrit | : Badhika, Agudagandhu | | Tamil | : Perungayam | | Telugu | : Inguva, Ingumo | | Urdu | : Hing | | Name in international languages | English | : Devil's dung | | Persian | : Angustha-Gandha | | French | : Ferule Asafoetida | | German | : Stinkendes steckenkraut | | Arabic | : Tyib, Haltheeth | | Sinhalese | : Perumkayam | | | |
Asafoetida is extensively used for flavouring curries, sauces, and pickles. It is also used in medicines because of its antibiotic properties
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