Fenugreek Seed

Listing ID #1368661

We are offering fenugreek seed.
What is it?
common name: fenugreek , methi, alhova, bird's foot, greek clover, greek hay
botanical name: trigonella foenum-graecum
part used: seeds
the name comes from foenum-graecum, meaning greek hay, the plant being used to scent inferior hay. The name of the genus, trigonella, is derived from the old greek name, denoting 'three-angled,' from the form of its corolla. The seeds of fenugreek have been used medicinally all through the ages and were held in high repute among the egyptians, greeks and romans for medicinal and culinary purposes.
Fenugreek is an erect annual herb, growing about 2 feet high, similar in habit to lucerne. The seeds are brownish, about 18 inch long, oblong, rhomboidal, with a deep furrow dividing them into two unequal lobes. They are contained, ten to twenty together, in long, narrow, sickle-like pods.
Taste, bitter and peculiar, not unlike lovage or celery. Odour, similar.
What is in it ?
fenugreek seeds have been found to contain protein, vitamin c, niacin, potassium, and diosgenin (which is a compound that has properties similar to estrogen). Other active constituents in fenugreek are alkaloids, lysine and l-tryptophan, as well as steroidal saponins (diosgenin, yamogenin, tigogenin, and neotigogenin).