Plant Trigonella foenum-graecum (Fabaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
(25-R)-SPIROSTA-3-5-DIENE	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2,5-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2,6-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHYL-3-METHYL-PYRAZINE	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHYL-5-METHYL-PYRAZINE	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHYL-PYRAZINE	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-METHOXY-3-METHYLPYRAZINE	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-METHOXY-3-SEC-BUTYL-PYRAZINE	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-PYRAZINE	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-THIO-3-ISO-PROPYL-PYRAZINE	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24-XI-ETHYL-CHOLEST-5-EN-3-BETA-OL	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
25(S)-TIGOGENIN	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
25-(S)-DIOSGENIN	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
25-ALPHA-SPIROSTA-3,5-DIENE	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
25-BETA-SPIROSTA-3-5-DIENE	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3',4',7-TRIHYDROXYFLAVONE	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3'-METHOXY-QUERCETIN	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3,4,7-TRIMETHYLCOUMARIN	Stem	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-BETA-HYDROXY-PREGNA-5-16-DIEN-20-ONE	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	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
Antiarthritic	12	Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic	6	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiataxic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiatherogenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic	9	Duke, 1992 *
Antiautistic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antibackache	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial	15	Recio, M. C., Rios, J. L., and Villar, A., A review of some antimicrobial compounds isolated from medicinal plants reported in the literature 1978-1988, Phytotherapy Research, 3(4), 1989, 117-125.
Antiberiberi	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antibradiquinic	1	Fitoterapia No.61: 277, 1990.
Antibrucellosic	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.
Anticancer	8	Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast)	2	Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix)	2	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.
Anticancer (Kidney)	1	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.
Anticancer (Liver)	1	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.
Anticancer (Lung)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Prostate)	2	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.
Anticanker	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.