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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRON | 6 | Seed | 7.3 | 56.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Seed | 10710.0 | 13650.0 | 0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOORIENTIN | 4 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOORIENTIN-ARABINOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | 800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOQUERCITRIN | 22 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOVITEXIN | 4 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| JAMOGENIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3,7-DIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-7-DIGLYCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Seed | 2570.0 | 3400.0 | -1.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| L-ARGININE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| L-HISTIDINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| LECITHIN | 20 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Seed | 16160.0 | 19327.0 | 0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-II-Poison | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 167.1999. |
| Tranquilizer | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Tremorigenic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Trichomonicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Trichuricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Triglycerigenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Trypanosomastat | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Tumor-Promoter | 1 | J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079. |
| Tumorigenic | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ubiquiot | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uricogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Uricosuric | 5 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Urine-Acidifier | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Urine-Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |