[化] 阿魏(植物); 阿魏胶

[医] 阿魏

[ noun ]
the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic
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Asafetida \As`a*fet"i*da\, Asafoetida \As`a*f[oe]t"i*da\, n.
[Asa + L. foetidus fetid.]
The fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large
umbelliferous plant ({Ferula asaf[oe]tida}) of Persia and the
East Indies. It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic.
[Written also {assaf[oe]tida}.]
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