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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.
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
(25-R)-SPIROSTA-3-5-DIENE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,5-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,6-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHYL-3-METHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHYL-5-METHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHOXY-3-METHYLPYRAZINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHOXY-3-SEC-BUTYL-PYRAZINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-THIO-3-ISO-PROPYL-PYRAZINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-XI-ETHYL-CHOLEST-5-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
25(S)-TIGOGENIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
25-(S)-DIOSGENIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
25-ALPHA-SPIROSTA-3,5-DIENE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
25-BETA-SPIROSTA-3-5-DIENE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3',4',7-TRIHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3'-METHOXY-QUERCETIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,4,7-TRIMETHYLCOUMARIN 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-BETA-HYDROXY-PREGNA-5-16-DIEN-20-ONE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-BETA-O-(L-RHAMNOSYL)-(1-4)-(L-RHAMNOSYL)-(GLUCOSYL)-SPIROST-5-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidiarrheic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiuretic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Hydrazine) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Iodine) 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antidote (Lead) 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Paraquat) 2 Martindale's 28th
Antidote (pesticides) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidysenteric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 5 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic 1 Duke, 1992 *