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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
3-HYDROXY-4,5-DIMETHYL-2-FURANONE 0 Seed *
4',7-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Plant *
4-HYDROXYISOLEUCINE 0 Seed 180.0 7400.0 *
4-HYDROXYISOLEUCINE-LACTONE 0 Seed 40.0 *
4-METHYL-7-ACETOXYCOUMARIN 0 Stem *
5-METHYL-DELTA-CAPROLACTONE 0 Seed Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
7-ACETOXY-4-METHYLCOUMARIN 0 Plant *
ACETYL-CHOLINE 19 Plant *
ALANINE 3 Seed 8720.0 11220.0 0.23 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Seed 130.0 3000.0 -0.66 *
ALPHA-GALACTOSIDASE 0 Plant *
ALPHA-MANNOSIDASE 0 Plant *
ALUMINUM 5 Seed 46.0 350.0 0.22 *
APIGENIN 101 Plant Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
ARABINOSE 0 Seed *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed *
ARGININE 14 Leaf *
ARGININE 14 Seed 22230.0 27115.0 0.10 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 520.0 -0.40 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 78.0 600.0 0.02 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticapillary-Fragility 1 Merck 7th Ed.
Anticarcinogenic 1 *
Anticarcinomic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticarcinomic (Breast) 2 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Anticardiospasmic 1 *
Anticariogenic 1 *
Anticarpal-Tunnel 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract 11 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticephalagic 4 *
Anticerebrotic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticervicaldysplasic 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiCFS 3 *
Anticheilitic 5 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antichilblain 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antichoreic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticirrhotic 3 *
Anticlastogen 2 *
Anticlimacteric 5 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Anticoeliac 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticold 2 *