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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
Antialcoholic 5 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antialdosteronic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialkali? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialkalotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiallergic 8 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialopecic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiamblyopic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiandrogenic 5 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antianemic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antianginal 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiapoplectic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 3 Duke, 1992 *