Spices and perfumes – driving forces of humans
Spices and perfumes – driving forces of humans
Spices and perfumes – driving forces of humans
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Asafoetida <strong>–</strong> the ersatz Silphium <strong>of</strong> Greek antiquity<br />
Asafoetida = Europe’s forgotten spice?<br />
from Iran <strong>–</strong> a repulsively smelling resin<br />
from the Iranian Fennel Ferula asafoetida<br />
<strong>of</strong>ten adulterated with F. persica<br />
& F. galbanum <strong>–</strong> all tall stout umbellifers<br />
The secret <strong>of</strong> it was first discovered by<br />
German botanist Engelbert Kaempfer<br />
who travelled in Iran & Turkey under<br />
cover <strong>and</strong> wrote 1712 “Five studies <strong>of</strong><br />
exotic wonders, political,<br />
scientific <strong>and</strong> medical”
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