Asafetida, also known as gum asafetida, devil's dung, or blood of the gods, was a type of gum resin extracted from certain plants' taproots and rhizomes and that was dried and used as a spice or condiment.[2]
Availability[]
Aurora's Emporium sold asafetida for 5 sp per 3 oz (85 g), intended for wizards to use in spells and laboratory experiments.[1]
Usages[]
Asafetida was believed to have some medicinal uses, and tonics brewed with the substance was said to be beneficial for one's brain and nervous system, as well as acting as stimulants and aphrodisiacs.[2]
Novice alchemists learned how to prepare basic alchemical powders from common ingredients, with a powerful aphrodisiac made from asafetida, cayenne, and euphorbia. Another recipe for a general nervous disorder treatment included asafetida, lavender, coriander, and bryony.[3]
Asafetida was one of the ingredients in the special enchanted ink used to scribe scrolls of shocking grasp. Asafetida, balm of gilead, ginseng, and mace (or masterwort), were burnt into ash, mixed with ash of a tree incinerated by lightning, and mixed with the rest of ingredients.[4]
Stinkpots could be made with asafetida, alongside other volatile or pungent ingredients.[5]
Appendix[]
External Links[]
Asafoetida article at Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 49. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gary Gygax (1979). Dungeon Masters Guide 1st edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 220. ISBN 0-9356-9602-4.
- ↑ Tom Armstrong (February 1988). “Better Living Through Alchemy”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Dragon #130 (TSR, Inc.), p. 39.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Tim Beach (November 1995). Pages from the Mages. Edited by Jon Pickens. (TSR, Inc.), p. 23. ISBN 0-7869-0183-7.
- ↑ Troy Taylor (May 2005). “Class Acts”. In Erik Mona ed. Dragon #331 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), p. 88.