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Enriched botanical record

Ferula narthex

Ferula narthex Boiss.

Also indexed asferulahing asafetidaskorpionikeltaputki
FamilyApiaceae
GenusFerula
Use categories4
Linked notes2

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderApiales
FamilyApiaceae
GenusFerula
Scientific name with authorshipFerula narthex Boiss.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Dorema asafoetida (Falc.) J.N.Haage & E.SchmidtFerula asafoetida (Falc.) H.Karst.Ferula jaeschkeana subsp. taenioloba Rech.fil. & RiedlFerula koelzii Rech.fil. & RiedlNarthex asafoetida Falc.Peucedanum narthex (Boiss.) Baill.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Material

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier842398-1
Use codesAF HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Connected preparations

Where Ferula narthex appears.

Published field notes linked to this botanical identity. Each preparation carries its own safety and evidence boundary.

Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Infusion of Ferula persica

A primary-source historical herbal preparation preserved from The Edinburgh new dispensatory [electronic resource] : containing, I. The elements of pharmaceutical chemistry: II. The materia medica; or, The natural, pharmaceutical, and medical history, of the substances employed in medicine: III. The pharmaceutical preparations and compositions. Including translations of the London Pharmacopoeia, published in 1809 ; of the Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia, in 1805 ; and of the Dublin Pharmacopoeia, in 1807. Illustrated and explained in the language, and according to. The source wording is retained for research and educational reference; it is not modern treatment guidance.

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Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Infusion of Ferula persica

A primary-source historical herbal preparation preserved from The Edinburgh new dispensatory [electronic resource] : containing, I. The elements of pharmaceutical chemistry: II. The materia medica; or, The natural, pharmaceutical, and medical history, of the substances employed in medicine: III. The pharmaceutical preparations and compositions. Including translations of the London Pharmacopoeia, published in 1809 ; of the Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia, in 1805 ; and of the Dublin Pharmacopoeia, in 1807. Illustrated and explained in the language, and according to. The source wording is retained for research and educational reference; it is not modern treatment guidance.

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