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Common Names
Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATECHOLS | 0 | Seed | 2600.0 | 5100.0 | 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. |
| CHLORINE | 7 | Leaf | not available | 1650.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLORINE | 7 | Seed | not available | 500.0 | 0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLESTEROL | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLESTEROL | 1 | Tissue Culture | not available | 20.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Leaf | not available | 13500.0 | 0.34 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Seed | not available | 500.0 | -1.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Seed | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Seed | 0.2 | 1.8 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Leaf | not available | 3.0 | -0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Seed | not available | 11.0 | -0.35 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| COUMARIN | 57 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| COUMARIN | 57 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANOCOBALAMIN | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Seed | 2430.0 | 4059.0 | 0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-MANNOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIGALACTOSYLMYOINOSITOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROACTINIDIOLIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| DIHYDROBENZOFURAN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| DIOSCIN | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | 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. |