Ferula hermonis is a species of flowering plant in the Apiaceae family.
It is native to Lebanon, Syria and Turkey.
[1] The epithet hermonis refers to Mount Hermon on the border between Syria, Israel 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.