Ferula hermonis

Ferula hermonis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Ferula
Species: F. hermonis
Binomial name
Ferula hermonis
Boiss.

Ferula hermonis is a Middle Eastern species of plants in the carrot family native to Syria, Palestine, and Lebanon.[1] The epithet hermonis refers to Mount Hermon on the border between Syria and Lebanon.[2][3]

Common names include Zallouh (Arabic: زلّوع) and Lebanese Viagra. The latter name alludes to the traditional use of the roots of this plant as a purported aphrodisiac.[4][5]

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