Holistic approach of Trigonella foenum-graecum in Phytochemistry and Pharmacology- A Review

India is a country of herbs where a lot of varieties are cultivated, and their formulation developed and used for preventing, mitigating and curing of diseases and other health problems. Trigonella foenumgraecum (Fenugreek) is one of them. Its origin is in India and Northern Africa. The plant contains a variety of components i.e. alkaloids, glycoside, polyphenols, steroids, amino acids and volatile components etc. It is used as anti-diabetic, anti-fertility, anti-microbial, antiparasitic and hypocholesterolaemic, antiepileptic, antibronchitis, carminative, aphrodisiac, analgesic, antipyretic, anticancer, antioxidant, immunomodulator, in phlegm disorders, and recently in balancing the blood sugar level. In India, fenugreek powder is also used as a lactation stimulant and protective against ethanol toxicity etc. Due to its versatile activities and holistic approach in pharmacology, it is a drug of choice for health related problems of the general person, patient and researchers also. Research is going on for developing various formulations for various activities of fenugreek. This review gives an account about the recent uses of the T. foenum-graecum. Keyword Anti-diabetic, Fenugreek, Immunomodulator, Pharmacology, Phytochemistry, Trigonella foenum-