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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FENUGRIN-A | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FENUGRIN-B | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FENUGRIN-B | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FENUGRIN-C | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FENUGRIN-D | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FENUGRIN-E | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 10000.0 | 500000.0 | 2.88 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Seed | not available | 87000.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Seed | not available | 480000.0 | -1.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIXED-OIL | 0 | Seed | 103000.0 | 200000.0 | -0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLAVONOLS | 0 | Fruit | 7100.0 | 15500.0 | 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. |
| FLAVONOLS | 0 | Seed | 16100.0 | 27400.0 | 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. |
| FOENUGRAECIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FOLACIN | 15 | Plant | not available | 1.0 | -1.10 | Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122. |
| FOLIC-ACID | 23 | Plant | not available | 1.0 | -0.94 | Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122. |
| FORMONONETIN | 16 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FUROST-5-ENE-3-BETA-22-26-TRIOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALACTINOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | 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 * |