Asafoetida, Packaging Size : 100gm, 250gm, 50gm, 10gm

Asafoetida powder is a crucial ingredient in Indian vegetarian cooking. It is used as a digestive aid, in food as a condiment and in pickles. Its odour is so strong that it must be stored in airtight containers. It is used in most vegetarian and lentil dishes to both add flavor and aroma and reduce flatulence. Asafoetida has certain medicinal uses and most commonly is used as a digestive aid. It is also said to be helpful in cases of asthma and bronchitis. It is a fine powder containing 30% asafoetida resin, along with rice flour and gum arabic.Asafeotida sap is mixed with gum arabic, wheat, rice flower and turmeric to make the powder we use in cooking. A folk tradition remedy for children’s colds: it is mixed into a foul-smelling paste and hung in a bag around the afflicted child’s neck. Its major applications are for digestive weakness, food allergies and candida.