More About Asafoetida (Hing):

• Asafoetida is an aromatic spice also known as “The food of the gods” used in Prasadam preparations
• Hing is an essential part of Indian cuisine.
• While preparing “Dal”; a dash of Asafoetida while cumin seeds and red chilies splutter in hot ghee can make an everyday “dal” sing and let everyone know the  presence of Indian kitchen.
• It is mixed with flour - wheat in India's north and mixed with rice in India’s South - to turn it into an edible spice. 
• It's hard to overstate Asafoetida's role in the kitchen
• The fact that asafoetida features in prasadam [religious offerings] is testimony to its antiquity.
• It is part of several Ayurvedic remedies e.g. it is very much known to battle flatulence
• Asafoetida is called hingu in Sanskrit, it became hing in Hindi, imgu in Kannada, inguva in Telugu and him in Bengali

Used as a Traditional Vedic Medicine:

Asthma, bronchitis, whooping cough, intestinal parasites, ulcer, stomachache, epilepsy, flatulence, weak digestion,     spasms, and influenza are some of the conditions for which asafoetida (Hing)  is traditionally used

• Hing has been used in traditional medicine to relieve pain and inflammation.
• Ayurvedic medicine to treat digestive issues such as bloating and gas
• Traditional medicine to treat respiratory conditions like asthma and bronchitis
• Traditional medicine to improve menstrual symptoms and regulate menstrual cycles
• Traditional medicine to have antimicrobial properties, which may help in preventing infections