Fenugreek Trigonella Foenum-Graecum.Fenugreek Seed Extracts.

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Botanical Basic Data of Fenugreek.

Fenugreek Seed Extracts INCI Name TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT EINECS ELINCS No 283-415-1 CAS 84625-40-1 photo picture image Herbs: Fenugreek (Trigonella Foenum-Graecum),Trigonella Foenum Graecu
 Botanical:Foenum-graecum (LINN.)
 Family:Leguminosae
 Synonyms:Bird's Foot. Greek Hay-seed.
 Part Used:Dried Seeds. Fenugreek Seeds
 Habitat:Indigenous to the countries on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean. Cultivated in India,Africa,Egypt,Morocco,and occasionally in England.large cultivated in west province of China:NingXia,Gansu,ShanXi,XinJiang,etc..
 Other names for fenugreek
 Latin: Trigonella foenum-graecum L.; Foenugraeci semen (for the seed)
 Amharic Ethiopian: Abish; Italian: Fieno Greco;Arabic: Hulba,
 Chinese: Hu-lu-ba,Hu-lu-pa;K'u-Tou Norwegian: Bukkehonrkler
 Dutch: Fenegriek Portuguese: Alforva,Feno-grego;Farsi: Sambelil;Russian: Pazhitnik,Pazhitnik grecheskiy, Sambala
 Finnish: Sarviapila Sanskrit: Methi,Methika, Peetbeeja;French: Fenugrec,Trigonelle
 Spanish: Alholva,Fenogreco;German: Bockshornsamen (seed),Bockshorklee.
 Griechisches Heu Swahili: Uwatu;Hebrew: Hilbeh Swedish: Bockshornklee
 Useful Parts:The seeds of fenugreek are the source of the spice, but the sprouts may be eaten raw in salads.
 Fenugreek Seed Extracts INCI Name TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT EINECS ELINCS No 283-415-1 CAS 84625-40-1 photo picture image

 Habitat:Native to North Africa and countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean, fenugreek grows in open areas and is widely cultivated, notably in India. The seeds are collected during the autumn.

 Description The herb Trigonella foenum-graecum, is a reminder that the Romans imported it from Greece as a desirable crop, Greek hay? that was used as a cattle food. However, the seed became a popular spice and has long been used as a nourishing dietary herb in the Middle East to which it is native, and in India and the Far East. It is more familiar in many countries as a component of curry powder, to which it contributes a curry-like taste. It is also used raw or roasted to give flavor to mango chutney and to imitation maple syrup and to some artificial licorice preparations. Other constituents impart a strong celery-like odor, and they are utilized in the fragrance industry.

 It is used as an appetizer, a tonic and an aphrodisiac, and it is included in many foods and beverages. Fenugreek has a long history of dubious indications, including fevers, colic, flatulence, dyspepsia, dysentery, cough, tuberculosis, edema, rickets, leg ulcers, gout, diabetes and baldness. There is little evidence to suggest the spice is toxic or that it has significant anticoagulant or hormonal effects.

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last edit date:12th,May.2009.