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Assafoetida vs Galbanum - What's the difference?

assafoetida | galbanum |

As nouns the difference between assafoetida and galbanum

is that assafoetida is while galbanum is a bitter, aromatic resin or gum, extracted from plants of the genus ferula , that resembles assafoetida and has been used in incense and in aromatherapy.

assafoetida

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  • galbanum

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  • A bitter, aromatic resin or gum, extracted from plants of the genus Ferula , that resembles assafoetida and has been used in incense and in aromatherapy
  • :And the Lord said to Moses: Take unto thee spices, stacte, and onycha, galbanum of sweet savour, and the clearest frankincense, all shall be of equal weight. Exodus 30:34, Douay-Rheims-Challoner translation