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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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.
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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 *
2,5-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Seed *
2,6-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Seed *
2-ETHYL-3-METHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Seed *
2-ETHYL-5-METHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Seed *
2-ETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Seed *
2-METHOXY-3-METHYLPYRAZINE 0 Seed *
2-METHOXY-3-SEC-BUTYL-PYRAZINE 0 Seed *
2-METHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Seed *
2-METHYL-THIO-3-ISO-PROPYL-PYRAZINE 0 Seed *
24-XI-ETHYL-CHOLEST-5-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed *
25(S)-TIGOGENIN 0 Seed *
25-(S)-DIOSGENIN 0 Seed *
25-ALPHA-SPIROSTA-3,5-DIENE 0 Seed *
25-BETA-SPIROSTA-3-5-DIENE 0 Seed *
3',4',7-TRIHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Plant *
3'-METHOXY-QUERCETIN 0 Leaf *
3,4,7-TRIMETHYLCOUMARIN 0 Stem *
3-BETA-HYDROXY-PREGNA-5-16-DIEN-20-ONE 0 Seed *
3-BETA-O-(L-RHAMNOSYL)-(1-4)-(L-RHAMNOSYL)-(GLUCOSYL)-SPIROST-5-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Scabicide 1 Martindale's 29th
Schizophrenigenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Sedative 7 *
Serotoninergic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Sialogogue 1 *
Soap 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Spasmogenic 1 *
Spermicide 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Spermigenic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Succinoxidase-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Sunscreen 2 *
Suppository 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Sweetener 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Taenicide 1 Martindale's 28th
Teratologic 2 *
Testosteronigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Thymoprotective 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Thyroid-Peroxidase-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
TNF-alpha-Inhibitor 5 *
Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor 6 Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237.