Asafoetida, oil

Synonyms Asafetida oil Ferula asafoetida Ferula asafoetida gum oil Ferula asafoetida oil... 

Ferula asafoetida gum oil Ferula asafoetida oil. See Asafetida (Ferula asafoetida) oil Ferula foetida Ferula foetida extract. See Asafetida (Ferula foetida) extract Ferula galbaniflua. See Galbanum (Ferula galbaniflua)... 

Asafetida (Ferula asafoetida) oil Balsam Peru (Myroxylon pereirae) oil Benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal Benzaldehyde glyceryl acetal Benzhydrol... 

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Ashraf, M., R. Ahmad, S. Mahood, and M. K. Bhatty. Studies of the essential oils of the Pakistani species of the family Umbelliferae. XLV. Ferula assa-foetida, Linn (Herra Hing) gum oil. Pak J Sci Ind Res 1980 23 68-69. Ashraf, M., R. Ahmad, S. Mahood, and M. K. Bhatty. Studies of the essential oils of the Pakistani species of the family Umbelliferae. Part XXXV. Ferula assafoetida, Linn (Hing) seed oil. Pak J Sci Ind Res 1979 22(6) 308-310. Kleiman, R., and G. E. Spencer. Search for new industrial oils 16. Umbelliflorae-seed oils rich in petroselinic acid. J Amer OU Chem Soc 1982 59 29-32. Rajanikanth, B., B. Ravindranath, and M. L. Shankaranarayana. Volatile polysulphides of asafoetida. Phytochemistry 1984 23(4) 899—900. Shankaranarayana, M. L., B. Raghavan, and C. P. Natarajan. Odorous compounds of asafetida. VII. Isolation and identification. Indian Food Pack 1982 36(5) 65-76. 

Clover, Galbanum, Henbane, Asafoetida, Anise, Cornflower oil, Tragacanth. 

Definition Essential oil obtained from the gum of the asafetida, Feruia asafoetida Uses Natural flavoring agent in foods and pharmaceuticals cosmetics ingred. 

Asant. See Asafetida (Ferula asafoetida) gum Asaraldehyde Asaronaldehyde. See 2,4,5-T ri methoxybenzaldehyde Asarum canadense Asarum canadense oil. See Snakeroot (Asarum canadense) oil Asarylaldehyde. See 2,4,5-Tri methoxybenzaldehyde ASA terpolymer. See Acrylic/styrene/acrylonitrileterpolymer Asbestos... 

Asafoetida, one of the most pungent of all spices, is obtained from the rhizomes and roots of the shrub Ferula assa-foetida (Apiaceae), native to the sonthwest Asian region. It is rich in an oleo-gum-resin made np of 6-17% volatile oils, 40-64% resin and 7-25% gum. The volatile oil contains disulfide compounds similar to those in garlic. The resin consists of farnesiferols—sesquiterpenoid coumarins— along with ferulic acid and asaresinatannols (Bradley 1992). 

The percentage of volatile oil in the tears of asafoetida may equal that in the mass variety, or even be slightly higher in good specimens, but in general it is slightly lower. 

An oil has also been distilled from the Brazilian cedrela wood (Cedrela brasUiensis), which yields about 0 5 per cent, of oil of a pale bluish colour, of specific gravity 0-9348 and optical rotation - 0 22. There is also a cedrela tree in Brazil, Cedrela Velloziaiia, which yields a small amount of essential oil having an odour recalling that of asafoetida, but whose characters have not been investigated. 

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