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==News About Fenugreek== | ==News About Fenugreek== | ||
'''Many benefits of Fenugreek''' | |||
*Source:https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/health/many-benefits-of-fenugreek/156461.html | |||
:By Pharm. Zainab U. Shariff | |||
:Botanical name: Trigonella Foenum-graecum | |||
:Arabic: Hulbah | |||
:Urdu: Melhi, English: Bird’s foot, Greek: Hayseed | |||
:Constituents: | |||
:• Seeds - bitter extract, saponins, volatile oil, mucilage, 26.2% proteins, glutamic acid, histidine, alanine, vitamins A, B, C, thiamine, riboflavin, nicotinic acid, pyridoxide, 3.0% minerals - carotene, phosphorus, diosgenin, 13.7% moisture, 5.8% fat, 7.2% fibre and 44.1% carbohydrates. | |||
:• Leaves contain: 86.1% moisture, 4.4% protein, 0.9% fat, 1.5% minerals, 1.1% fibre, 6.0% carbohydrates per 100g of edible part. | |||
:Origin: | |||
Indigenous to countries bordering eastern shores of the Mediterranean region, Central Asia, Ethiopia, Egypt, China and Europe. Mainly produced in India, Morocco and Turkey. One of the oldest medicinal herbs. Annual herb, tall, aromatic light green leaves, 3-foliate, yellow flowers and then pointed pods. The seeds are brownish yellow with a peculiar odour. | |||
:Traditional /Islamic Usage | |||
Fenugreek is in India as condiments for flavouring and curry powder. It is bread and bakery products in Ethiopia. | |||
When the body is rubbed with it, the skin is left beautiful without any blemishes - Ancient Egyptian recipe for fenugreek ointment 1500 BC. In ancient Egypt it was used to ease child birth and increase milk flow, as well as calms menstrual and stomach cramps. | |||
The seeds are used as aphrodisiac, warming for kidneys and reproductive organs. In China, it is used to treat male impotence. | |||
The Prophet, may Allah grant him peace, once said “if my community had only known what there is in fenugreek, they would have bought it and paid its weight in gold.” | |||
Messenger of God said “seek a cure with fenugreek.” When one of the companions of the prophet was sick, Saad, the prophet said summon a physician for him. Kala’da was called, and he directed that a mixture should be cooked of hulbah and Ajuwa dates into a broth. That was done and he was cured. | |||
When cooked with water, it softens the throat, chest and belly, relieves cough, hoarseness, asthma and difficult breathing. Good for wind, phlegm and haemorrhoids and boils. The Balkans use the aerial parts as folk remedy for period pain and eases labour pains. | |||
:Medicinal Uses/Health Tips | |||
:- In addition to the above, fenugreek is taken with valerian increases production of milk. When cooked and used for washing the hair, it makes it curly and removes lice. | |||
:- Poultice of fenugreek and vinegar is used as poultice for inflammation of the spleen. Fenugreek as sitz-bath is suitable for pains caused by inflammation of the uterus. | |||
:- The juice is beneficial for indigestion (constipation) and smoothens the intestine. | |||
:- Cooked with dates, or honey and taken on an empty stomach, it dissolves sticky phlegm in the chest and stomach | |||
:- When used as bandage and placed on hard, cold tumors it helps to dissolve these tumors. | |||
:- It cleanses the stomach and removes excess gas, when its water is taken. | |||
:- The oil is good for cracked skin | |||
:- It reduces the smell of excrement, sweat and urine | |||
:- Regular use of fenugreek keeps the body clean and healthy | |||
:- The leaves are beneficial in indigestion, flatulence and sluggish liver. | |||
:- Anaemia: the leaves help in blood formation and prevents anaemia | |||
:- Tea made of fenugreek seeds is equal to quinine, in reducing fevers | |||
:- Its mucilaginous property makes it suitable in healing peptic ulcers. | |||
:- Suitable in early stages of respiratory tract infections such as bronchitis, influenza, sinusitis and pneumonia. | |||
:- One can take up to 4 cups of fenugreek daily and add lemon juice to improve taste | |||
:- An infusion of the seed is a good cool drink for small pox patients. | |||
:- Fenugreek taken 2 teaspoons of powdered seeds in milk or yoghurt or swallowed whole is suitable in the management of diabetes. | |||
:- Two tablespoonful of seeds soaked in water overnight to make paste and applied to the scalp for ½ hour removes dandruff and curls hair. | |||
:- An infusion of the leaves is used as mouth gargle for ulcers. | |||
:- Two tablespoonful of seeds simmer in a litre of water for half an hour, when cooled and strained is used as gargle. As beauty aid, the paste is applied on face every night before going to bed to prevent pimples, black heads and appearances of wrinkles. | |||
:Scientific research | |||
Famous nutritionist Lehord Kordel, said the volatile oil in Fenugreek has high cleansing activity that the fragrance of the seeds emanates from the body pores when used regularly. The oil penetrates the most remote crevices and creases of body cavity. The oil is absorbed into cell tissues to rejuvenate the body. | |||
In rats orally administered, aqueous extracts have been shown to promote the healing of stomach ulcers. | |||
It has been demonstrated to reduce blood glucose similar to guar gum, the mucilage thickens the diffusion layer of mucosal cells and reduce absorption of nutrients. Hence, useful in the management of diabetes. | |||
The seed increased glucose-induced insulin secretion from isolated, rat and human Langerhans cells. In animal experiments, it was shown to reduce cholesterol, which has confirmed in human models. It should not be used in pregnancy. | |||
:Dosage Formulations | |||
For appetite suppressant, daily dose of 6g dried seeds (taken 3 times daily) before meals. | |||
:External Application: use 50g of decoction powdered seed with ¼ litre of water. | |||
Fenugreek is available in capsules form of 575mg, 610mg and 626mg. | |||
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*Source:http://www.boldsky.com/beauty/skin-care/2016/beauty-benefits-of-methi-seeds-98146.html | *Source:http://www.boldsky.com/beauty/skin-care/2016/beauty-benefits-of-methi-seeds-98146.html | ||