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Revisiting trigonella foenum-graecum l.: pharmacology and therapeutic potentialities

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) is a medicinal plant that has been used as a food condiment as well as for its multiple therapeutic characteristics since ancient times. Fenugreek plant grows up to 60 cm in height, and its seeds are golden-yellow rhomboidal-shaped. Though fenugreek is more c...

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Main Authors: Visuvanathan, Theysshana, Than, Leslie Thian Lung, Stanslas, Johnson, Chew, Shu Yih, Vellasamy, Shalini
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Published: MDPI 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103091/
https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/11/1450
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1030912024-06-29T12:46:26Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103091/ Revisiting trigonella foenum-graecum l.: pharmacology and therapeutic potentialities Visuvanathan, Theysshana Than, Leslie Thian Lung Stanslas, Johnson Chew, Shu Yih Vellasamy, Shalini Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) is a medicinal plant that has been used as a food condiment as well as for its multiple therapeutic characteristics since ancient times. Fenugreek plant grows up to 60 cm in height, and its seeds are golden-yellow rhomboidal-shaped. Though fenugreek is more commonly known for its seeds, the leaves and stem have also been reported to have medicinal uses. These properties exhibited are due to the content of the secondary metabolites, also known as phytochemicals, in the fenugreek plant. Such metabolites are alkaloids, saponins, tannins, phenols, and many others. Fenugreek has been used traditionally for numerous indications, such as aid in labour, lactation stimulant, and laxatives. In modern research, there have been several animal and clinical studies that have shown therapeutic effects of fenugreek when taken orally. Fenugreek is a suitable plant candidate with a high prospect of being used as a credible medicinal plant to derive new drugs. This review aims to summarize the physical and chemical properties of fenugreek and its bioactive compounds that have been isolated for medicinal purposes and discusses the traditional and pharmacological uses of fenugreek. MDPI 2022 Article PeerReviewed Visuvanathan, Theysshana and Than, Leslie Thian Lung and Stanslas, Johnson and Chew, Shu Yih and Vellasamy, Shalini (2022) Revisiting trigonella foenum-graecum l.: pharmacology and therapeutic potentialities. Plants, 11 (11). art. no. 1450. pp. 1-14. ISSN 2223-7747 https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/11/1450 10.3390/plants11111450
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description Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) is a medicinal plant that has been used as a food condiment as well as for its multiple therapeutic characteristics since ancient times. Fenugreek plant grows up to 60 cm in height, and its seeds are golden-yellow rhomboidal-shaped. Though fenugreek is more commonly known for its seeds, the leaves and stem have also been reported to have medicinal uses. These properties exhibited are due to the content of the secondary metabolites, also known as phytochemicals, in the fenugreek plant. Such metabolites are alkaloids, saponins, tannins, phenols, and many others. Fenugreek has been used traditionally for numerous indications, such as aid in labour, lactation stimulant, and laxatives. In modern research, there have been several animal and clinical studies that have shown therapeutic effects of fenugreek when taken orally. Fenugreek is a suitable plant candidate with a high prospect of being used as a credible medicinal plant to derive new drugs. This review aims to summarize the physical and chemical properties of fenugreek and its bioactive compounds that have been isolated for medicinal purposes and discusses the traditional and pharmacological uses of fenugreek.
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author Visuvanathan, Theysshana
Than, Leslie Thian Lung
Stanslas, Johnson
Chew, Shu Yih
Vellasamy, Shalini
spellingShingle Visuvanathan, Theysshana
Than, Leslie Thian Lung
Stanslas, Johnson
Chew, Shu Yih
Vellasamy, Shalini
Revisiting trigonella foenum-graecum l.: pharmacology and therapeutic potentialities
author_facet Visuvanathan, Theysshana
Than, Leslie Thian Lung
Stanslas, Johnson
Chew, Shu Yih
Vellasamy, Shalini
author_sort Visuvanathan, Theysshana
title Revisiting trigonella foenum-graecum l.: pharmacology and therapeutic potentialities
title_short Revisiting trigonella foenum-graecum l.: pharmacology and therapeutic potentialities
title_full Revisiting trigonella foenum-graecum l.: pharmacology and therapeutic potentialities
title_fullStr Revisiting trigonella foenum-graecum l.: pharmacology and therapeutic potentialities
title_full_unstemmed Revisiting trigonella foenum-graecum l.: pharmacology and therapeutic potentialities
title_sort revisiting trigonella foenum-graecum l.: pharmacology and therapeutic potentialities
publisher MDPI
publishDate 2022
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103091/
https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/11/1450
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