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	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
CATECHOLS	0	Seed	2600.0	5100.0	not available	Singh, J., Gupta, K., and Arora, S.K. 1993. Changes in the anti-nutritional factors of developing seeds and pod walls of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.). Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. 46: 77-84, 1994.
CHLORINE	7	Leaf	not available	1650.0	-0.43	Duke, 1992 *
CHLORINE	7	Seed	not available	500.0	0.29	Duke, 1992 *
CHOLESTEROL	1	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHOLESTEROL	1	Tissue Culture	not available	20.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE	20	Leaf	not available	13500.0	0.34	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CHOLINE	20	Seed	not available	500.0	-1.10	Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM	24	Seed	0.1	0.4	-0.62	Duke, 1992 *
COBALT	2	Seed	0.2	1.8	-0.13	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Leaf	not available	3.0	-0.68	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Seed	not available	11.0	-0.35	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
COUMARIN	57	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
COUMARIN	57	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYANOCOBALAMIN	0	Sprout Seedling	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE	2	Seed	2430.0	4059.0	0.63	Duke, 1992 *
D-MANNOSE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DIGALACTOSYLMYOINOSITOL	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROACTINIDIOLIDE	0	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.
DIHYDROBENZOFURAN	0	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.
DIOSCIN	6	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Uterotrophic	3	Duke, 1992 *
VAM-Stimulant	1	Chau (1985) in Purseglove et al. Acta Botanica Sinica, 2.
Varroacide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Vasoconstrictor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator	13	Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor	2	Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor	6	Duke, 1992 *
Vermicide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Viristat	1	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Vulnerary	3	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor	5	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).