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Common Names
Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | 75.0 | 580.0 | 0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOTOLONE | 0 | Seed | 4.0 | 25.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPIROSTA-3-5-DIENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPIROSTA-3-5-DIENE | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPIROSTAN-3-5-DIENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPIROSTAN-3-5-DIENE | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPIROSTAN-3-5-DIENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPIROSTAN-3-5-DIENE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPIROSTAN-3-5-DIENE | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STACHYOSE | 1 | Fruit | 400.0 | 6100.0 | not available | Singh, J., Gupta, K., and Arora, S.K. 1993. Changes in the anti-nutritional factors of developing seeds and pod walls of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.). Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. 46: 77-84, 1994. |
| STACHYOSE | 1 | Seed | 900.0 | 12300.0 | -0.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Seed | 19500.0 | 150000.0 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed Oil | not available | 107400.0 | -0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Seed | not available | 70.0 | -0.44 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Tissue Culture | 12.0 | 400.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Fruit | 400.0 | 2500.0 | -0.73 | Singh, J., Gupta, K., and Arora, S.K. 1993. Changes in the anti-nutritional factors of developing seeds and pod walls of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.). Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. 46: 77-84, 1994. |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Seed | 1200.0 | 12700.0 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUGARS | 0 | Fruit | 9300.0 | 49300.0 | -0.68 | Singh, J., Gupta, K., and Arora, S.K. 1993. Changes in the anti-nutritional factors of developing seeds and pod walls of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.). Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. 46: 77-84, 1994. |
| SUGARS | 0 | Seed | 44200.0 | 116700.0 | 1.60 | Singh, J., Gupta, K., and Arora, S.K. 1993. Changes in the anti-nutritional factors of developing seeds and pod walls of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.). Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. 46: 77-84, 1994. |
| 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. |