Ferula assa-foetida
Pungent resin used in Indian cooking and Ayurvedic medicine. Powerful carminative for gas, bloating, and colic. Anti-spasmodic for IBS. Smells terrible raw but transforms when cooked in oil.
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Gas, diarrhea, headache. Strong sulfurous odor.
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