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The article presents a review of modern literature with the aim of studying issues of taxonomy, distribution, general characteristics and use of plants of the genus Ferula L. in medicine. The analysis of the literature shows that at this stage there is a considerable amount of scientific material devoted to the study of the properties of this genus of plants. There are 114 species of Ferula L. in Central Asia, 39 of which grow in Tajikistan, including 5 endemic species. The aerial and subterranean parts of these plants have been and are widely used in traditional and modern medicine.
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