Fenugreek is a medicinal plant whose seeds are widely used in traditional medicine, mainly for its laxative, galactagogue and antidiabetic effects. However, consumption of fenugreek seeds during pregnancy has been associated with a range of congenital malformations, including hydrocephalus, anencephaly and spina bifida in humans. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of prenat...

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) seeds do not contain starch as carbohydrate reserve. Synthesis of starch is initiated after germination. A β-amylase from ungerminated fenugreek seeds was purified to apparent electrophoretic homogeneity. The enzyme was purified 210 fold with specific activity of 732.59 units/mg. Mr of the denatured enzyme as determined from SDS-PAGE was 58 kD while that of...

a laboratory trial was conducted to determine whether suspensions of zno nanoparticles (zno nps) could interfere with the early growth of fenugreek. this plant species is one of the recommended species by organization for economic cooperation and development (oecd). nine concentrations of zno nps (10, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, and 5000 mg/l) were prepared in deionized )di( water (co...

Purpose: Trigonella foenum-Graceum Linn commonly known as fenugreek has a long history of traditional use in ayurveda and Chinese medicine and has been used for numerous indications, including labor induction, aiding digestion and to improve metabolism and diuresis. The present study was to evaluate the diuretic activity as traditionally claimed, from successive petroleum ether, benzene, ethano...

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 vola...

The insecticidal effect of six commercially available plant oils was tested against 4th larval instars of Culex pipiens. Larvae were originally collected from Meit El-Attar, Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, and then reared in the laboratory until F1 generation. The LC50 values were 32.42, 47.17, 71.37, 83.36, 86.06, and 152.94 ppm for fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-grecum), earth almond (Cyperus escu...

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) is an annual forage legume and an important aromatic medicinal plant that is commercially used as spices in major parts of the world. The plant is known for its superior qualities of pharmaceutically and nutraceutically rich in several phytochemicals including several important complex carbohydrates, amino acids, steroids and saponins. The commercial ext...

PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) is associated with insulin resistance, obesity and disorders of lipid metabolism as well as infertility. Fenugreek seeds extract is successfully used in lowering blood glucose. Metformin has also the same effect but in a different way. The aim of this study was the assessment of fenugreek effects on insulin resistance in women with PCOS. This was a prospective...

BACKGROUND The ability of autologous fat transfer to reconstruct an entire breast is not established. The authors harnessed the regenerative capabilities of external expansion and autologous fat transfer to completely reconstruct breasts. METHODS The authors performed 1877 Brava plus autologous fat transfer procedures on 616 breasts in 488 women to reconstruct 99 lumpectomies, 87 immediate br...