Ferula alliacea

Botanical Description

Ferula alliacea is a perennial plant growing from a tuberous rootstock; it can grow around 60 - 120cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. This species is a minor commercial source of the medicinal and culinary gum asafoetida, which is mainly obtained from Ferula assa-foetida[ 2238 Title Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Activity of Extracts of Ferula heuffelii Griseb. ex Heuff. and Its Metabolites Publication Chemistry and Biodiversity, Vol. 12 (2015) 1585-1594 Author Pavlovic I. et al Publisher Year 2015 ISBN Description ]