- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Leguminosae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Eastern Mediterranean countries; cultivated in Egypt
- India
- Morocco
- Tunis
- Syria
- China
- Part(s) Used
- Semen Foenugraeci = Semen Trigonellae
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- Constituent(s)
- fatty oil
- protein
- mucilage
- mannogalactan
- resin
- trigonellin
- cholin
- saponin
- tannin
- essential oil
- phosphor
- iron
- lecithin
- Action
- tonic
- aphrodisiac
- carminative
- demulcent
- nutritive
- diuretic
- emmenagogue
- astringent
- emollient
- galactagogue. - The seed is an ingredient of curry powder; its chief consumption is in cattle foods. Trigonella purpuracens (found in Europe
- including Great Britain) is sometimes called Foenugreek
- but is quite a different species
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