They put a letter F on it which stood for
ferula, the Latin for cane.
Some
Ferula species contain monoterpene hydrocarbons [[beta]-pinene, sabinene, camphene, [beta]-phellandrene, and (E)-[beta]-ocimene], alkane derivatives (nonane), sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (germacrene D, germacrene B, [delta]-cadinene, (Z)-[beta]-farnesene, dehydrosesquicineole, and eremophilene), and oxygenated sesquiterpenes (germacrene D-4-ol, [alpha]-cadinol, shyobunone, epi-shyobunone, 6-epi-shyobunone, [beta]-eudesmol, and [alpha]-eudesmol) were the major components of some
Ferula species.
In Iran, many spices are produced (saffron, cumin), root crops (licorice), medicinal and gum-bearing (tragacanth,
ferula stinky and gum-bearing) plants that are mainly exported are cultivated.
has patented a method for moisturizing skin that entails applying to skin a formulation that contains lactobacillus ferment;
Ferula foetida root extract; Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed extract; Terminalia ferdinandiana fruit extract; niacinamide; and two or more solvents comprising water and dimethyl isosorbide.
Anatomical indicators of the leaf structure of
Ferula iliensis, growing in the eastern part of Zailiyskiy Alatau (Big Boguty mountains).
The most used herbs were myrrh (Commiphora molmol), black seeds (Nigella sativa), fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum), helteet (
Ferula assa-foetida), and aloes (Aloe vera) [21].