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closeup fenugreek seeds
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| Common Names |
| Fenugreek , |
| Botanical Name |
| Trigonella foenum-graecum |
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| FABACEAE or LEGUMINOSAE Pea Family |
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Cholesterol Control *
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| Parts Used: seeds |
| Constituents:Arginine, beta-carotene, beta-sitosterol, coumarin, diosgenin, fiber, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), kaempferol, luteolin, magnesium, manganese, niacin, potassium, pyridoxine, quercetin, riboflavin, rutin, sulfur, thiamine, trigonelline, tryptophan, vite |
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Fenugreek contains potent antioxidants that have beneficial effects on the liver and pancreas, making it useful in the treatment of diabetes, high cholesterol, and digestive disorders. Mucilages released from the herb keep the stomach from emptying quickly, with the result that glucose enters the bloodstream more slowly after a meal. In addition a amino acid present in fenugreek stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin.
Prescription for Herbal Healing (2002) Phyllis A. Balch |
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Prep Methods :Seeds used in cooking, seed powder capsules, extracts
 Remedies using Fenugreek
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| Diabetes | | In both laboratory studies on animals and clinical research involving people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, fenugreek has significantly lowered blood sugar, thanks to some six different phytochemical compounds. 391
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| If you wish to use fenugreek to lower blood sugars, it is better to use the powder rather than the whole seed. The powder releases more vanadium as it is digested. Avoid fenugreek if you are allergic to chickpeas, and Fenugreek should not be taken medicinally when pregnant, however moderate use in food should be fine.
Mountain Rose Herbs (2008-06-22) |
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Koehler's Medicinal-Plants 1887
 Fenugreek is an annual member of the pea family, native to the Mediterranean. The plant grows to a height of about three feet, has three part leaves, and yellow-white pea-like flowers. The hard, brown,red and yellow seeds are the part used medicinally and in cooking.
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 Used since ancient times in Egypt, Greece and Rome, fenugreek seeds were said to be almost a panacea (good for everything). Traditional uses included bronchial problems, tuberculosis, gout, general body pain, swollen glands, skin problems and low libido. |
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 It is under the influence of Mercury, hot in the second degree, and dry in the first. Nicholas Culpeper |
 Tukankhamen was entombed with seeds from this ancient herb |
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