ASAFOETIDA
\ɐsˈafiːtˌɪdə], \ɐsˈafiːtˌɪdə], \ɐ_s_ˈa_f_iː_t_ˌɪ_d_ə]\
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It is in small masses of a whitish, reddish, and violet hue, adhering together. Taste bitter and subacrid: smell insupportably alliaceous. The Asiatics use it regularly as a condiment. Its medical properties are antispasmodic, stimulant, and anthelmintic. Dose, gr. v to xx, in pill.
By Robley Dunglison
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