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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

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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
Analeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 8 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiaflatoxin 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 2 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 12 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th