botanical record · discovered
Garlic Ferula
Ferula alliacea
Garlic Ferula · 蒜臭阿魏
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Antiseptic, Carminative, Epilepsy, Hysteria
Science studied: BYAKANGELICIN, BYAKANGELICOL, COUMARIN, FERULIN
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Apiaceae
Scientific name: Ferula alliacea
Common names: Garlic Ferula, 蒜臭阿魏
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Antiseptic
- Carminative
- Epilepsy
- Hysteria
- Intestine
- Sting(Scorpion)
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
Documented cultural uses
- Antiseptic
- Carminative
- Epilepsy
- Hysteria
- Intestine
- Sting(Scorpion)
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Sulphur-containing compounds in the essential oil of Ferula alliacea roots and their mass spectral fragmentation patterns. · 2016 source ↗
- [The chemistry of ferulin, the basic lactone of the Indian medicinal plant Ferula alliacea Boiss]. · 1962 source ↗
- Constitution of coumarins isolated from Ferula alliacea. · 1946 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- BYAKANGELICIN
- BYAKANGELICOL
- COUMARIN
- FERULIN
- ISOPIMPINELLIN
- PHELLOPTERIN
- EO
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images

Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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