Thursday 7 March 2013

Fenugreek. Kader Kochi.


Synonyms

Trigonella foenum-graecum, Fenugreek, Methi, Hilba, Uluva.


Constituents

Annual plant. Height 80 cm. Plant contains trigonelline, sotolon, gentianine, sterols, saponins, flavonoids, protein, free amino acids, arginine, phytoestrogen, coumarin, scopoletin, cinnamic acid, tannin, mucilage, vitamin C, choline, calcium, iron, volatile oil, and fibre.


Therapeutics

This is medicine for amenorrhoea.

It is para sympathomimetic.

It promotes milk secretion, saliva, urine and sweat.

It is medicine for under developed breast in female. 

It is medicine for diabetes, and hypercholesterolaemia.

It is medicine for hernia, and erectile dysfunction in male.

It is medicine for gout.

It is medicine for obesity.

It has thrombolytic activities.

It is medicine for cancer.

It is medicine externally for inflammation.

It is remedy for dyspepsia.

It is remedy for chronic kidney disease.

It is remedy for dysmenorrhoea.

It is remedy for offensive urine.

It is remedy for muscular dystrophy.

It is remedy for congenital birth defect (Veratrum album).

It is a prophylactic remedy for woman against development of congenital defects in foetus.

Word “foenum” (Greek) means hay (Alfalfa).


Dose

2 to 10 drops.

Dilution.


 

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