Sumbul (Ferula sumbul).
Related entries: Ferula asafoetida
The dried rhizome and roots of Ferula Sumbul (Kauffmann), Hooker filius (Nat. Ord Umbelliferae). Northeastern and central Asia, coming into market through Russia. Dose, 5 to 60 grains.
Common Names: Sumbul, Musk-Root, Jatamansi.
Principal Constituents.—A musk-odored volatile oil, aromatic resin, balsam, and angelic, valeric, and sumbulic acids.
Preparation.—Fluidextractum Sumbul, Fluidextract of Sumbul. Dose, 10 to 60 drops.
Action and Therapy.—Sumbul is a stimulating tonic to the nervous system, and for that purpose is employed chiefly with associated nervines, in asthenia and nervous depression. It is particularly adapted to neurasthenia and nervous exhaustion of anemic or chlorotic women to allay nervous unrest and impart tone. Many physicians employ it as a nerve tonic and reconstructive in convalescence from prolonged illness.
