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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIOSCIN | 6 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSGENIN | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSGENIN | 7 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSGENIN | 7 | Plant | not available | 5000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSGENIN | 7 | Root | not available | 6200.0 | 0.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSGENIN | 7 | Seed | 900.0 | 19000.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSGENIN | 7 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSGENIN | 7 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSGENIN | 7 | Tissue Culture | not available | 18.2 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEMENE | 3 | 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. |
| ENDO-BETA-MANNANASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Seed | not available | 100.0 | -0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EPISARSASAPOGENIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EPISMILAGENIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 8320.0 | 64000.0 | -1.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FENUGREEK-INHIBITOR-TFI-A-8 | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FENUGREEK-INHIBITOR-TFI-B-2 | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FENUGREEK-INHIBITOR-TFN-N-2 | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FENUGREEKINE | 10 | Plant | 98.0 | 267.0 | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| FENUGREEKINE | 10 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Leptingenic | 1 | 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 |
| Lipase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipolytic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Lipotropic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lubricant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lymphocytogenic | 1 | Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990. |
| Lymphokinetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAPK-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mastogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MDR-Inhibitor | 1 | Castro, A. F., Altenberg, G. A. 1997. Inhibition of Drug Transport by Genistein in Multidrug-Resistant Cell Expressing P-Glycoprotein. Biochem Pharmacol, 53(1): 89-93. |
| Memorigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |