Witnessed by: Ayurveda

Hingupatri (Ferula jaeschkeana), of the Apiaceae family. Stout Himalayan perennial umbellifer with finely divided leaves, a thick root and broad umbels of yellow flowers; native range: open slopes and alpine meadows of the western Himalaya, Kashmir and the inner ranges. Globally recognized as hiṅgupatrī in Sanskrit, hingpatri in Hindi, and Jaeschke's ferula in English. The part used is whole plant; the root. The bruised plant carries the heavy sulphurous smell of its family, less fierce than asafoetida; the taste pungent, bitter and warming.

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