asafoetida

gum resin used in cooking and in various systems of herbal medicine
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asafoetida

Summary

asafoetida ranks in the top 0.82% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,425 views/month, #639 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • asafoetida is a type of spice[2].
  • asafoetida is a type of Apiaceae[3].
  • asafoetida is used for naturopathy[4].
  • asafoetida is used for medicinal plant[5].
  • asafoetida is used for spice[6].
  • asafoetida's Commons category is recorded as Asafoetida[7].
  • asafoetida's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[8].
  • asafoetida's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[9].
  • asafoetida's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • asafoetida's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • asafoetida's described by source is recorded as Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.[12].
  • asafoetida's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • asafoetida's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • asafoetida's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[15].
  • asafoetida's natural product of taxon is recorded as Ferula assa-foetida[16].
  • asafoetida's natural product of taxon is recorded as Ferula foetida[17].
  • asafoetida's natural product of taxon is recorded as Ferula lutensis[18].
  • asafoetida's natural product of taxon is recorded as Ferula sinkiangensis[19].
  • asafoetida's natural product of taxon is recorded as Ferula fukanensis[20].
  • asafoetida's natural product of taxon is recorded as Ferula alliacea[21].
  • asafoetida's natural product of taxon is recorded as Ferula latisecta[22].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include spice[2] and Apiaceae[3].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include naturopathy[4], medicinal plant[5], and spice[6].

Why It Matters

asafoetida ranks in the top 0.82% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,425 views/month, #639 of 77,819).[1] asafoetida has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] asafoetida is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · Ciepiersia · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → naturopathy, medicinal plant, spice
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → spice, Apiaceae
    Natural product of taxon → Ferula assa-foetida, Ferula foetida, Ferula lutensis +4
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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