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botanical illustration of Garlic Ferula, Ferula alliacea

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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

Ferula alliacea
Ferula alliacea · MNHN - Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.

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