You must have known about asafoetida. Asafoetida is a spice, which is used in almost every household. Asafoetida not only improves the taste of the vegetable but also benefits health. Do you know that the benefits of asafetida are also available in the treatment of many diseases. According to Ayurveda, taking asafetida is beneficial in piles, stomach diseases, gas, constipation, pain, stone problem and diabetes etc.
Not only this, the use of asafetida is beneficial in case of worms in the stomach, knots in the body, chronic cold, etc. Let us know in which diseases you can take benefit of asafoetida.
There are many varieties of asafoetida. Asafoetida plant is 1.5-2.4 m high, fragrant. It remains green for many years. Its stem is soft. The stem has many branches. The resin or gum is obtained by making incisions in its stem and root, which is called asafoetida.The juice keeps coming out from the cut part of the stem and root of asafoetida. It is deposited. After some time this part is cut off a little more. Due to this the juice starts leaking from the lower part. This is also deposited. Three months after the first bite, the second incision is made.
Its root is gum and smelly. Its gum is extracted in the month of March to August. Pure Asafoetida White, Rhinestone Shaped, 5 mm It occurs in round or flat pieces of diameter. Its four-year-old plant is considered best for extracting asafetida. It is grinded to make powder.