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Plant Trigonella foenum-graecum (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(25-R)-SPIROSTA-3-5-DIENE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,5-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,6-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHYL-3-METHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHYL-5-METHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHOXY-3-METHYLPYRAZINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHOXY-3-SEC-BUTYL-PYRAZINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-THIO-3-ISO-PROPYL-PYRAZINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-XI-ETHYL-CHOLEST-5-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
25(S)-TIGOGENIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
25-(S)-DIOSGENIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
25-ALPHA-SPIROSTA-3,5-DIENE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
25-BETA-SPIROSTA-3-5-DIENE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3',4',7-TRIHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3'-METHOXY-QUERCETIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,4,7-TRIMETHYLCOUMARIN 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-BETA-HYDROXY-PREGNA-5-16-DIEN-20-ONE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-BETA-O-(L-RHAMNOSYL)-(1-4)-(L-RHAMNOSYL)-(GLUCOSYL)-SPIROST-5-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 2 Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 7 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aggregant 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 11 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 3 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allergenic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Amebicide 2 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.