Asafoetida is mainly used to treat convulsions of all kinds, and it is also used to treat chronic inflammation of the bronchi and airways. Asafoetida is useful in treating hysteria, colic, intestinal pain, and treating whooping cough (whooping cough). This herb is also useful in expelling gases collected in the stomach and intestines, and is useful as a sweaty medicine (helps to secrete sweat from the body).