Fenugreek

BOTANICAL NAME: Trigonella foenum-graecum

COMMON NAME/S: bird’s foot, hulba, fenegriek, fenugreko

FAMILY: Fabacaea

MEDICINAL USE/S:
Many topical applications for local healing. Its bitterness aids digestive problems. It is also a strong stimulator of milk production.

ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS:	THERAPEUTIC ACTION/S:	VETERINARY INDICATIONS:	INDICATIONS:
Volatile oil, containing3-hydroxy-4, 5-dimethyl-2-furanone, dihydrobenzofuran, dihydroactinidiolide, muurolene, elemene, selinene Alkaloids, including trigonelline, gentianine and carpaine Saponins, based mainly on the sapogenins diosgenin and its isomer yamogenin, gitogenin and tigogenin Flavonoids, including vitexin and its glycosides and esters, isovitexin, orientin, vicenins l and 2, quercetin and luteolin Mucilage; mostly a galactomannan	Alterative Carminative Demulcent Hypoglycemic Laxative Nutritive Expectorant Galactagogue Vulnery (topical) anti-inflammatory anti-spasmodic emmenagogue hypotensive	Diabetes Galactagogue Immune modulations Hyperlipidemia Wounds Bronchitis Gastric ulceration Convalescence	Diabetes High cholesterol Hyperlipidemia Anorexia Gastritis Diarrhoea Convalescence Atherosclerosis Constipation Suppressed milk production Bronchitis Wounds Boils Sores Fistulas

CONTRA-INDICATIONS:
High doses are not recommended in patients with low thyroid activity.

REFERENCES:
Hoffman, D. 1983, Holistic Herbal – A safe and practical guide to making and using herbal remedies, Thorsons, London.
Wynn, S. 2007, “Veterinary Herbal Medicine”, Mosby Inc, Missouri

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