BOTANICAL NAME

TRIGONELLA FOENUM

FAMILY

LEGUMINOSAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Bahuparni, Bahupatrika, Chandrika, Dipani, Gandhabija, Gandhaphala, Jyoti, Kairavi, Kalanusari, Kunchika, Mantha, Medhika, Methe, Methi, Methika, Methini, Misrapushpa, Munindrika, Pitabija, Vallari, Vedhani

HINDI : Methi, Meti, Muthi, Mutti

DISTRIBUTION

This species is globally distributed in the Mediterranean region, Europe, Asia, South Africa and Australia and introduced into America. Within India, it is cultivated throughout for culinary and medicinal purposes, and also for fodder, it has naturalised in some parts.

DOSE

Seed churna 1 - 3 gm

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Vitexin, Isovitexin, Liquiritigenin, Nicotinic acid, Carotene, Folic acid, Saponaretin, Pyridoxine, Cyanocobalamine, Calcium pantothenate, Biotin, Glucose, Fructose, Myoinositol, Galactinol, Xylose, Arabinose, Protins, Serine, Glutamic acid, Threonine, Alanine, Histiine, Palmitic, Stearic acid, Quercetin, Luteolin, Vitexin-7-glucoside, 4-hydroxy-isoleucine, Fenugreekine, Diosgenin, Gitogenin, Neogitogenin, Homoorientin, Saponaretin, Neogigogenin

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Laghu, Snigdh

Katu

Katu

Ushan

Angmard-prashman

THERAPEUTIC USES

Anti-pyretic

Micturitive

Strength and vigour

Cough

Heart ailments

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Mustakarishta

Mritasanjivani sura