
Sawbones: Asafoetida
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine
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As a Fatida?
Asafatida is a dried latex gum from the root of a certain herb. You may have seen it advertised online as a supplement. It's not just from one species of plant. It's native to Iran and Afghanistan. This would make a good saw bones before, but I've never really dived into that area yet. Dovin. Divin. As a Fatida. The pronunciation was so hard for me to work out on my own at first - upside down E with an 'e' in between each letter. If you don't know how to pronounce "Dovin" or "Divin," try this video instead.
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