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Fenugreek
Description: Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) grows in the Mediterranean, and is used primarily as a food spice (both the leaves and seeds are used). The seeds are also effective as a nutritional supplement, and have been used by herbalists for centuries.1
Several components of fenugreek have been found to have medicinal value. The steroidal saponins are the most useful of these, especially in the inhibition of cholesterol absorption by the body.2
The seeds themselves are high in dietary fiber; this is believed to be the reason that they lower blood sugar levels for diabetics.3
Fenugreek has traditionally been used by lactating women to increase their milk supplies.

Useful in treatment of: atherosclerosis, Constipation, diabetes, High Triglycerides, pregnancy and Post-Partum Support.

Recommended Dosage: Up to 90 mg daily, taken at once or with meals.

Contraindications: None.

References:

1Escot N. Fenugreek. ATOMS 1994/5;Summer:7–12.
2Sauvaire Y, Ribes G, Baccou JC, Loubatieres-Mariani MM. Implication of steroid saponins and sapogenins in the hypocholesterolemic effect of fenugreek. Lipids 1991;26:191–97.
3Ribes G, Sauvaire Y, Da Costa C, et al. Antidiabetic effects of subfractions from fenugreek seeds in diabetic dogs. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 1986;182:159–66.
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