Asafoetida or Hing looks like jaggery. If you put it in your mouth, it will be unbearable. However, there are many health benefits. It is a tradition of generations to mix a small piece of jaggery with a pinch of asafoetida and put it directly down the throat without touching the tongue. There are many uses of asafoetida in the daily diet.
It checks digestive problems and improves metabolism.
There is no equal to ginger in releasing the heat inside the stomach. Ginger is also a good medicine for breathing problems.
Asafoetida relieves stomach pain during periods. It can be dissolved in ghee. Works well for blood circulation and heart health.
If you add lemon juice to warm water and add a little asafoetida powder and drink it half an hour after eating rice, there will be no gastric problems.
Cold, cough.. asafoetida is the first medicine for any seasonal diseases.
A pinch of asafoetida mixed with milk increases immunity.
A pinch of asafoetida mixed with buttermilk after meals reduces flatulence. Quickly digested.