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Top Product Attributes

  • Common Name

    Fenugreek

  • Botanical Name

    Trigonella foenum-graecum

  • Part Used

    Seed

  • Clinical Summary

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  • Alcohol

    30%

  • Dose

    10 to 20mL weekly

Fenugreek helps reduce cholesterol levels as well as blood sugar levels in people with diabetes. Fenugreek has been used in a number of regions worldwide as a galactogogue to increase milk supply and facilitate lactation during the postpartum period.

Main Product Attributes
A guide to Fenugreek and its properties

  • Traditional Use

    Fenugreek seeds are used in cooking, in medicine, and to hide the taste of other medicine. They resemble the odd combination of bitter celery and maple syrup.

  • Actions

    Hypoglycaemic, hypocholesterolaemic, galactagogue, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, demulcent, emollient, laxative

  • Indications

    •    Type 1 and 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity
    •    High cholesterol
    •    To increase milk supply during lactation
    •    To improve digestion, loss of appetite, dyspepsia, leaky gut, debility, convalescence
    •    Rheumatoid arthritis

  • Energetics

    Pungent, warm.

  • Use in Pregnancy

    Likely to be safe when taken in the usual dietary amounts.

  • Contraindications & Cautions

    None known.

  • Drug Interactions

    Caution with theophylline (used to manage the symptoms of asthma and other lung conditions caused by reversible airflow obstruction), anticoagulant/antiplatelet (such as warfarin) and antidiabetic drugs.

  • Dietary Information

    Vegan friendly. Gluten and dairy free

  • Substitutes

    Goat’s Rue, Nettle, Fennel, Gymnema, Aniseed