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  Fenugreek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fenugreek is used both as an herb (the leaves) and as a spice (the seed).
The yellow, rhombic fenugreek seed is frequently used in the preparation of pickles, curry powders and pastes, and is often encountered in the cuisine of the Indian subcontinent and Thailand.
Fenugreek seed is widely used as a galactagogue (milk producing agent) by nursing mothers to increase inadequate breast milk supply.
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 Food that Heal - Fenugreek   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Fenugreek is considered to be a native of eastern Europe and Ethopia.
The seeds of fenugreek are demulcent, diuretic, carminative which relieves gastric discomĀ­forts, lactagogue, which increases the flow of milk, astringent and aphrodisiac tonic.' They are the best cleansers to body, highly mucus-solvents and soothing agents.
Fenugreek seeds are useful in the removal of dandruff.
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 Fenugreek India, Fenugreek Extract, Fenugreek Powder India, Fenugreek Dried Seeds, Fenugreek Exporter & Manufacturer, 4 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Fenugreek seeds is used as a spice and fenugreek leaves are eaten as vegetable in India, China and the Middle East for centuries.
Fenugreek seeds are rich in vitamin E and is one of the earliest spices known to man.
Fenugreek restores nitrogen in the soil as it comes from the pea family, hence used in Organic farming as a soil renovator.
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 Fenugreek
Fenugreek is often used in herbal medicine in North Africa, the Middle East, and India, being esteemed as a remedy for a wide variety of conditions.
Externally, the seeds may be applied as a paste to treat abscesses, boils, ulcers, and burns, or used as a douche for excessive vaginal discharge.
Fenugreek seeds or extracts are used commercially to flavor pickles, baked goods, candy, condiments, chewing gum, soft drinks, gelatins, pudding, ice cream, icing, and syrups, such as maple, caramel, butterscotch, and vanilla.
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 Fenufibers
The seeds of Fenugreek have been used as a spice since ancient times and are commonly used as a condiment in Indian homes.
Fenugreek seed saponins are of steroidal nature (type furostanol saponins) with diosgenin as the principal steroidal saponin.
The authors of this study concluded that Fenugreek seeds are effective in lowering elevated serum choleserol levels, as well as preventing a rise in serum cholesterol when fed along with a hypercholesterolemic diet.
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 Fenugreek
Fenugreek seed, which is also known as Methi in Urdu and Hindi, Hulba in Arabic is a popular supplement for increasing milk supply in nursing mothers.
Fenugreek is one of the oldest cultivated plants and through the ages has found wide application as a food, a food additive and in the traditional medicine of every region in which it has been cultivated.
Fenugreek may increase the side effects of monoamine oxidase inhibitors or estrogens, may alter the effects of thyroid hormones, may increase the toxic effects of digoxin (Lanoxin) or may inhibit the activity of corticosteroids, such as prednisone.
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 Fenugreek - Facts about fenugreek, Uses, History, Trivia
Fenugreek is native to southern Europe, the Mediterranean region, and Western Asia.
Fenugreek is a favorite in Northern African and Middle Eastern dishes, and is one of the few spices that is usually used in powdered form even in Indian curries.
Seed extract is used in imitation vanilla, butterscotch and rum flavorings, and is the main flavoring in imitation maple syrup.
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 Coriander Seeds Supplier,Fenugreek Seeds Supplier,Coriander Seeds Wholesale,Fenugreek Seeds Wholesale,India
Fenugreek Seed are small stony seeds from the pod of a bean-like plant.
Fenugreek is an ancient spice and is mostly used in Middle East, Northern- Eastern Africa and India, especially for pickles.
Obtained from an aromatic and medicinal plant, the seeds emit a pleasant odor, are highly aromatic and have a pungent flavor.
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 All About Fenugreek cooking with herbs and spices
References to fenugreek were found in records from Egyptian tombs and it was sown as oxen feed in the second century B.C. Early Romans called it "Greek hay," the meaning of foenum-graecum in the Latin name, because they bought this common clover-like fodder from Greece.
Fenugreek is sometimes called "goat's horn" because the seed has a horn shape.
Approximately twenty of the flat light-brown seeds grow in pods that should be dried before using as they are not tasty in the raw state.
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 Fenugreek Natural Foods Herbs
FENUGREEK seed Fenugreek is a food and a spice commonly eaten in many parts of the world, and has been used for centuries by practitioners of Ayurvedic Herb medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine...
Fenugreek Benefits Fenugreek benefits caused the herb to be prized by the Greeks, Romans and Egyptians for its use in cuisine and medicinal merits.
Fenugreek Seed is a popular herb for soothing the stomach and calming disturbances in the gastrointestinal tract.
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 Food-India.com - Fenugreek or Methi
Fenugreek seed are used in wide range of curry powder.
Fenugreek are used and grown throughout the South Asia.
Fenugreeks are rich in protein, vitamins and minerals.
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 Fenugreek Seeds - Find, Compare, and Buy at Shopping.com
Fenugreek Seed 100 caps by Natures Herbs.Nature's Herbs premium Fenugreek Seeds are grown and harvested in India.
Fenugreek is an annual mediterranean and atlantic herb with aromatic seeds.
Fenugreek seeds are rich in protein and in some cultures both the leaves and seeds are consumed as a food.
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 Breastfeeding.com.  All About Fenugreek
The seeds can be used to make tea, which can reduce fever and menstrual pains, or they can be used in an ointment to treat skin infections.
Fenugreek's leaves, which are high in iron, are used in salads.
Fenugreek can also be taken in tea form, although tea is believed to be less potent than the pills and the tea comes with a bitter taste that can be hard to stomach.
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 Diabetes In Control Dot Com.
Fenugreek was, and remains, a food and a spice commonly eaten in many parts of the world.
The seeds are rich in dietary fiber, which may be the main reason they can lower blood sugar levels in diabetes.
Effect of fenugreek seeds on intravenous glucose disposition in non-insulin dependent diabetic patients.
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 Spice Pages: Fenugreek Seeds (Trigonella foenum-graecum)
Among the non-volatile components of fenugreek seeds, the furostanol glycosides are probably responsible for the bitter taste; among the several more compounds yet identified, steroles and diosgenin derivatives (of potential interest for the pharmaceutical industry) and trigonellin (N-methyl-pyridinium-3-carboxylate, 0.4%) are most worth noting.
Fenugreek is an ancient spice, although currently not much known in the West; it has been grown as a medicinal plant in Europe during the Middle Ages (see also lovage).
Fenugreek is also known in Northern and Eastern Africa; Egyptian papyri mention the plant as one necessary for the mummification process.
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 iShopIndian.com :: Groceries :: Spices :: Nirav Fenugreek Seeds (Methi Seeds)
Fenugreek seeds must be dry-roasted and ground in a mortar before use.
In North India, fenugreek is used in lamb stews.
Fenugreek's medicinal uses were first discovered by ancient Greeks and Egyptians: it eases digestions, relieves diarrhea, relieves chronic coughs and promotes lactation.
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Its steroidal saponins (diosgenin, yamogenin, tigogenin, and neotigogenin) and mucilaginous fiber are thought to account for many of the beneficial effects of fenugreek.
One human study found that fenugreek can help lower cholesterol and blood sugar levels in people with moderate atherosclerosis and non-insulin-dependent (type 2) diabetes.
Preliminary and double-blind trials have found that fenugreek helps improve blood sugar control in patients with insulin-dependent (type 1) and non-insulin-dependent (type 2) diabetes.
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 ChubBuddiesForum: Fenugreek seeds
Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecun) seeds are a rich source of fiber and are known to provide multiple benefits in type 2 diabetic patients.
In order to confirm the efficacy of fenugreek seeds, researchers conducted a study of 25 patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
Results showed that patients treated with fenugreek extract had significant improvements in insulin utilization, cholesterol ratios, and triglyceride levels compared to patients given the placebo.
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 Fenugreek seeds
The ethylene response should work with any seeds; we selected Fenugreek mainly because they grow very quickly indeed and are large enough to enable comparisons between different treatments within a short period of time.
Fenugreek is a spice which is a component of curry powder.
You can therefore buy seeds (which are viable) from wherever you can buy spices, but especially from a stall specialising in Indian Spices.
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 Fenugreek Seeds,Groundnut Wholesale,Dill Seeds,Fennel Seeds,Fenugreek Seeds Supplier,Groundnut Exporter,Fennel Seeds ...
Fenugreek seeds are a dried, ripe seed of the herb Trigonella foenum - graecum.
Fenugreek is primarily used as food, condiment, medicine, dye and animal feed.
Fennel seeds are the dried fruit of Foeniculum vulgare, which belongs to the parsley family.
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 Natco Online Indian Spices A to F
Cardamom Seeds - we've done all the work for you! The seeds of the green cardamom which have been painstakingly removed from their shells. Can be used in many curry dishes, adding a distinctive aroma.
Fennel Seeds These have a warm aroma and a sweetish taste like aniseed. Tastes great with seafood, pork, stuffings, sauces, pickles and some curries.; In India it is chewed as a natural breath freshener and as an aid to digestion.
Fenugreek (Methi) Leaves - are grown from Fenugreek seeds and have a stronger, distinctive flavour. Sprinkle Fenugreek leaves over meat, fish and potato dishes
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The Latin species name foenum graecum means "Greek hay", which is a dried plant's (leaves or seeds) and has a strong hay-like scent.
Fenugreek has a strong, pleasant and a peculiar odor and grows best in well-drained soils with a low rainfall into brownish- yellow rhombic shape seeds.
Commercially known as 'Methi', Indian fenugreek comes in several well-known varieties such as 'Desi' and 'Champa' and is grown in the Indian states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
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 Numark | Fenugreek   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Fenugreek seeds contain alkaloids (mainly trigonelline) and protein high in lysine and L-tryptophan.
Its steroidal saponins (diosgenin, yamogenin, tigogenin, and neotigogenin) and mucilaginous fibre are thought to account for many of the beneficial effects of fenugreek.
Prasanna M. Hypolipidemic effect of fenugreek: A clinical study.
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 Fenugreek
fiber are thought to account for many of the beneficial effects of fenugreek.
Due to the somewhat bitter taste of fenugreek seeds, de-bitterized seeds or encapsulated products are preferred.
Sharma RD, Raghuram TC, Dayasagar Rao V. Hypolipidaemic effect of fenugreek seeds.
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 MotherNature.com - Fenugreek
Historical or traditional use (may or may not be supported by scientific studies): A wide range of uses were found for fenugreek in ancient times.
Active constituents: Fenugreek seeds contain alkaloids (mainly trigonelline) and protein high in lysine and L-tryptophan.
Due to the potential uterine stimulating properties of fenugreek, which may cause miscarriages, fenugreek should not be used during pregnancy.
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 Dill Seeds, Fenugreek Seeds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Manufacturers of cumin seeds, fennel seeds, fenugreek seeds, oil seeds, peanut seeds, sesame seeds and himaj seeds.
Sourcing and exporting natural herbal extracts, natural food colours, rosted flavours, coffee extract, coriander seed, cumin seed, fennel seed, fenugreek seed, garlic, onion and oleoresins, cummin seed, fennel seed and parsley seed.
Offering dill seeds, fenugreek seeds, sesame seeds, coriander seeds along with fl pepper, turmeric powder, chili powder and garam masala.
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Exporters and suppliers of cassia tora seeds, sesame seeds, psyllium husk seeds and powder, tamarind kernel powder, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, fenugreek seeds, coriander seeds, fl mustard seeds and dill seeds.
Suppliers of seeds like castor, celery, garlic, ginger and dry herbs and roots incuding ashwagandha, babool bark, bakul barm, chandrashur, chitrak roots, cardamom, dalchini, fitkari, isabgol and kutki.
Offering cumin seeds, fennel seeds, fenugreek seeds, dill seeds, mustard seeds and coriander seeds, red chillies, turmeric, garlic, curry powder, pulses, small cardamom, yellow mustard, fl mustard.
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 Cooking Ingredients Glossary
Tap the inserted knife with a kitchen mallet if the skin is very hard.
Using a sharp-edged spoon, scrape out the seeds and fibers.
Remove the skin with a vegetable peeler or paring knife.For other winter squash, see banana squash, butternut squash, pumpkin, and spaghetti squash.
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 Search for 'fenugreek seeds' in Health and Beauty - PriceGrabber.com
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 Bawarchi: Contributions: Fenugreek Seeds Chutney
Heat oil and fry red chillies and fenugreek seeds till fenugreek seeds become brown.
Grind the fried ingredients together with coconut, tamarind and salt with little water.
Instead of fenugreek seeds, use a pinch of hing (asafoetida) for frying, then it will be Hing Chutney.
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 Fenugreek Seeds(N) by Solaray - VitaminShoppe.com
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