Definitionn. the brownish gum resin of various plants
Last update: July 10, 2015
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The hard transparent resins, such as the copals, dammars, mastic and sandarach, are principally used for varnishes and cement, while the softer odoriferous oleo-resins (frankincense, turpentine, copaiba) and gum-resins containing essential oils (ammoniacum, asafoetida, gamboge, myrrh, scammony) are more largely used for therapeutic purposes and incense. [Please select]
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'Rice and good curry, cakes all warm and well scented with hing [asafoetida], curds and sugar.' [Please select]
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"He once made me drink asafoetida when I was a kid, to cure me of sampling bottles in the surgery." [Please select]
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