Ferula ammoniacum (syn. Dorema ammoniacum), also known as oshac or ussaq,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.[1] It is the source of Persian gum ammoniac.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Ferula |
| Species: | F. ammoniacum
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References
edit- ^ a b "Ferula ammoniacum (D.Don) Spalik, M.Panahi, Piwczyński & Puchałka". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "oshac". Wikipedia. 30 June 2024.
- ^ Adhami, Hamid-Reza; Lutz, J.; Kählig, H.; Zehl, M.; Krenn, L. (2013). "Compounds from Gum Ammoniacum with Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Activity". Scientia Pharmaceutica. 81 (3): 793–805. doi:10.3797/scipharm.1306-16. PMC 3791940. PMID 24106674.
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