Chinese Name |
阿魏 |
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Chinese Pinyin |
Awei |
English Name |
Chinese Asafoe tida Sinkiang Ferula |
Latin Pharmaceutical Name |
Ferulae Resina |
Category |
Resins
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Origin |
The resin of Ferula sinkiangensis K. M. Shen or Ferula Fukanensis K. M. Shen. Harvested during flowering till early fruiting of late spring to early summer; the stem is cut downward at an angle from the upper end and the milky resin that drops out is collected and dried in the dark. |
Production Regions |
Primarily produced in Central Asia, as well as Iran and Afghanistan. |
Macroscopic Features |
Clumps and paste of uneven size. Variable color intensity; external color is sallow to brown-yellow. Clumps are light with wax-like texture; holes and fissures on the fractured surface. Fresh cut surface color is light and darkens after storage. Paste is thick and grey-white. Intense and enduring distinctive odor, similar to spoiled garlic. Tastes spicy, sticky when chewed. |
Quality Requirements |
Good-qualified is lump-shaped with an intense odor similar to spoiled garlic; the fractured surface is milky white or slightly tinged with red. |
Properties |
Bitter, acrid; warm. |
Functions |
Reduced accumulations, disperses glomus and kills worms. Meat gastricism, gore with blood stasis, abdominal distention and fullness, abdominal pain due to worms. |
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