Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) has a long and respected history of medicinal uses in Middle East and Persian medicine. The hypocholesterolaemic and hypoglycaemic effects of fenugreek were attributed to its major steroidal sapogenin, diosgenin and its major alkaloid, trigonelline. The knowledge of diosgenin and trigonelline biosynthesis is derived from studies of cholesterol and nicoti...

Background and Objectives: Diabetes mellitus (DM) especially type2 is one of the main causes of morbidity in developing countries such as Iran. Recently, fenugreek seeds as medical plant have been considered for treatment of diabetes. Therefore, we conducted this study to evaluate the effects of fenugreek seeds on serum metabolic factors and ICAM-1 levels in type 2 diabetic patients. Materials ...

گونه‌های Arrhenatherum elatius var. elatius ، A. elatius var. subhirsutum، Bromus mollis، Leptochloa nuinervia ، Paspalum paspaloisdes ،Poa longifolia subsp. longifolia var. nigrescens از تیره Gramineae ، Trigonella brachycarpa ، Trigonella gladiata از تیره Leguminosae به عنوان گزارش جدید و گونه‌های جالب از ایران ذکر می‌گردند. رویشگاه دقیق گیاهان بر اساس محل جمع‌آوری نمونه‌های هرباریومی مشخص و ...