HING

**HINGU**
Botanical name : *Ferula asafoetida Linn *
Sanskrit: Hingu
English : Asafoetida
Hindi : Hing
Malayalam : Kayam, Palkayam, Karikkayam, Perumkayam

**AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES **
Rasa : Katu or pungent.
Guna : Laghu or light for digestion, Snigdha or slimy, Teekshna or active, Sara or sharp.
Virya : Ushna or hot.

**MEDICINAL PROPERTIES **
Useful part of asafoetida is Dried Resin.
Plant pacifies vitiated kapha and Vata.
It is mainly used for relieving pain abdomen or colic, constipation, flatulence, dyspepsia, asthma, hysteria, chronic bronchitis, whooping cough, epilepsy, even in mental diseases due to its unique properties and is used for liver diseases.

*Hing is used as home remedy for various ailments:*
Example: If there is colic pain, you can consume purified asafoetida 4 pinch in one teaspoon of warm melted ghee and consume with warm water will relieve colic pain, flatulence related pain instantly.

Medicines containing asafoetida are multiple, there are more formulations and examples goes like this Hinguvadi churna, Hinguvasthaka churnam, Mukkamukkatuvadi gutika,
Lakshminarayana rasa, Marma gutika, [Rajahpravartini vati](http://shop.myyog.com/Divya-Yog-Mandir-Trust/Herbal-/-Ayurvedic/Vati/Divya-Rajahpravartani-vati-20gm.html), Shankh vati, Lasunadi ghrita Madhumalini basant, [Tribhuvankirti Rasa](http://shop.myyog.com/Divya-Yog-Mandir-Trust/Herbal-/-Ayurvedic/Ras-herbal-essence/Divya-Tribhuvan-Kirti-Ras-20gm.html), Maha yogaraj guggulu, Brahmi vati, Brihat phal ghrita, Chitrakadi gutika etc are useful medicines.

[Divya Hing Goli](http://shop.myyog.com/Divya-Yog-Mandir-Trust-Swami-Ramdev/Herbal-Food-Supplements/Other-products/Divya-Hing-Goli-200-gm.html) is useful medicine for digestive disorders.

With regards,

Dr.Vijay.