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Plant 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
GALACTOMANNAN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALACTOMANNAN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID 22 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GENISTEIN 81 Seed not available 10.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
GENTIANINE 24 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.
GITOGENIN 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GITOGENIN 1 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GITOGENIN 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GITOGENIN 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GITOGENIN 1 Seed 100.0 130.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GITOGENIN 1 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GITOGENIN 1 Tissue Culture not available 10.7 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Seed 39880.0 43870.0 0.09 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Seed 10630.0 14366.0 0.49 Duke, 1992 *
GRAECUNIN-A 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GRAECUNIN-B 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GRAECUNIN-B 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GRAECUNIN-C 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GRAECUNIN-C 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GRAECUNIN-D 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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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.