Asa foetida is a homeopathic remedy obtained from a plant native to Asia. In traditional use, it is used by Indians to stimulate digestion. It is used by Tibetans to cure various ailments and drive away evil spirits.
Presentation of the remedy
The Asa foetida is recognizable by its high waist that can reach up to 3 meters in height. Its yellow umbels bear wide ramifications, its fleshy roots are bulky and it is the resin secreted by the seed that is useful for making the homeopathic remedy of the same name. It is fumigated to treat mental illnesses. The Persians burn the plant, which gives off an extreme smell of garlic, in order to ward off witches and bad spells.
Main indications in gastroenterology
In modern medicine, Asa foetida is indicated in gastroenterology because of its many laxative, antispasmodic and diuretic properties. It helps relieve flatulence and dyspepsia. It helps to alleviate spasmodic contractions of the esophagus and stomach. This remedy can also relieve aerophagia accompanied by continuous sound feedback and heartburn. It is indicated to treat watery diarrhea of yellow or brown color accompanied by corpse odor.
Asa
foetida is also indicated to treat certain behavioral disorders such as hysteria. It also stimulates the nervous system and is an excellent aphrodisiac. This homeopathic medicine can be used in individuals who are permanently anxious and are easily irritable. It helps to relieve people who often present with discontent, apprehensions and hysterical disorders with the presence of a lump in the throat. Asa foetida is effective in treating headaches associated with hysterical disorders. These headaches are accompanied by dizziness and decreased eyesight. Insomnia, startles during sleep or teeth grinding are pathologies that can be treated with this remedy.
Asa foetida can be administered as a mother tincture that can be extracted from the gum. The incision of the fresh root allows this gum resin to flow out which is recovered to prepare the remedies. The recommended dose is 2 to 6 times a day and the duration of treatment is 20 to 40 days depending on the symptoms to be treated. Asa foetida is also prescribed in the form of homeopathic granules.
To use them, simply let them melt under the tongue with a dilution of 9 CH. Breastfeeding women should adopt 3 CH dilutions which are more adapted to their needs. As far as the treatment of gastrointestinal dyspepsia is concerned, Asa foetida can be combined with Argentum nitricum which acts as a complement to the main treatment.
