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...

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...

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...

In this study, the effects of deficit water (DW) (normal=control, ½ reduced and 3/4 reduced) some beneficial rhizobacteria (Azospirillum lipoferum, Bacillus megaterium) microalgae (Chlorella saccharophilia) on growth physiological parameters fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) were investigated. The experiment was carried out in a fully controlled climate cabinet with 3 replications factor...

fenugreek is an medicinal plant that use in disease some therapy. this plant use  for blood lipids and sugar decreasing in diabetic and non diabetic peoples and have antioxidant and antibacterial activity. the plant contains active constituents such as alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, saponins etc. it is an old medicinal plant. it has been commonly used as a traditional food and medicine. fenug...

conclusions herbal tea of fenugreek seed in comparison to the control group improves the signs of breast milk sufficiency. results before the intervention there was no significant difference between weight, height, head circumference, the number of wet diapers and frequency of defecation between the two groups (p > 0.05), yet the number of breast feeding times of the control group was more than...

Objective- This study was performed to evaluate whether Trigonella foenum graecum (fenugreek) seeds extract has any protective activity in intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury in rat. Design- Experimental study. Animals- 20 male Wistar albino rats. Procedures- Four groups of rats were included in this study. Group I (I/R) underwent ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) of the intestine (45 min of isc...

Background: Trigonella foenum-graecum Linn. (fenugreek) can ameliorate hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia, however, the detailed mechanism is unclear. The present study aims to investigate the effect of fenugreek seeds water extract (FSE) on 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase (PFK-1) activity, a key enzyme of glycolysis, in the liver and small intestine of streptozotocin induced diabetic rats and its impact ...

AIM To study the effects of combinations of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.), garlic (Allium sativum), and black pepper (Piper nigrum) powder supplementation on production traits of broiler chickens. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 288 commercial broiler chicks were randomly assigned to 1-9 groups with 4 replicates each. An experiment was conducted in broilers with different feed for...

the aim of this paper was to study of the effect of fenugreek seed (trigonella foenum-graecum) and asparagus root (asparagus officinalis) on in vitro digestibility and kinetics of gas production of alfalfa hay. fenugreek seed (fs) and asparagus root (ar) were added at different levels (0, 5, 10, 15 and 20% of dm). total phenolic components of alfalfa hay (ah), fenugreek seed (fs) and asparagus ...