asafetida, asafetida

(as-af-et’id-ah) [L. a’sa, Persian a’sa gum + L. fet’ida fetid]. A fetid gumresin, with garlic-like odor, from the root of Fer’ula narthex and F. scorodos’ma. It is slightly soluble in alcohol, and forms an emulsion with water. Asafetida is an antispasmodic, stimulant, and expectorant, and is used in chorea and _ hysteria, especially when digestive disorder exists. Dose, 5-20 gf. (0.333-1.333 gm.). emulsion of a. (emul’sum asafet ida), called also milk of asafetida. Dose, 4-8 dr. (15-30 c.c.). mixture of a. (mistu’ra asafetida), called also Dewees’ carminative, contains also magnesia and opium., 30-120 min. (2-8 c.c.). pills of a. (pilu/le asafaVide). Dose, 1-4. pills of a., compound (pils‘le a safe tide composite). Dose, $-20 gr. (0.333-1.3 gm.). Plaster of a. (emplas’trum asafet ide), contains asafetida, 35 parts; lead plaster, 35 parts; galbanum, 15 parts; yellow wax, 15 parts, and alcohol, 120 parts. tincture of a. (tinctu’ra asafatide). Dose, 30-60 min. (2-4 c.c.). hia (ah-sa’fe-ah) (Gr. ἀσάφεια). of utterance.