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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-HYDROXY-4,5-DIMETHYL-2-FURANONE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4',7-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXYISOLEUCINE | 0 | Seed | 180.0 | 7400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXYISOLEUCINE-LACTONE | 0 | Seed | not available | 40.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYL-7-ACETOXYCOUMARIN | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHYL-DELTA-CAPROLACTONE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETYL-CHOLINE | 19 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Seed | 8720.0 | 11220.0 | 0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALKALOIDS | 0 | Seed | 130.0 | 3000.0 | -0.66 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-GALACTOSIDASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-MANNOSIDASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Seed | 46.0 | 350.0 | 0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN | 101 | 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. |
| ARABINOSE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Seed | 22230.0 | 27115.0 | 0.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | not available | 520.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Seed | 78.0 | 600.0 | 0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticolitic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticomplementary | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 4 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Anticorneotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticoronary | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCrohn's | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiCTS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCVI | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticystinuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticystitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidandruff | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidecubitic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antideliriant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidementia | 10 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidepressant | 11 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidepressant? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidermatic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Antidermatitic | 7 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Antidiabetic | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiabetic? | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |