Avicenna journal of phytomedicine
Therapeutic effects of Asafoetida (Ferula foetida oleo-gum-resin) on lung function tests, clinical symptoms, and blood parameters in asthmatic patients
By Ghafari S, Hojati V, Boskabady MH and 1 others.
Abstract
Objective
Asthma is a common chronic disease with a wide global prevalence. In this disease, airway inflammation causes multiple attacks of wheezing. Treatment of asthma with chemical drugs has many complications. Therefore, researchers have recently focused on the use of medicinal plants for the treatment of asthma. So, the present study investigates the therapeutic effects of Asafoetida (Ferula foetida oleo-gum-resin) on asthma.
Materials and methods
The present study was done in two groups of stable severe asthmatic patients: one group was treated with Asafoetida (n=39, 300 mg capsules daily, oral) and the other with placebo (n=35, 300 mg capsules daily, oral) for one month. Respiratory symptoms, pulmonary function tests (PFT), Asthma control test (ACT) score, total and differential blood cell counts, and blood biochemical factors, were examined before and at the end of the 30-day treatment with asafoetida or placebo consumption.