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Medicinal uses supported by clinical data

As an adjunct for the management of hypercholesterolaemia, and hyper-glycaemia in cases of diabetes mellitus (18–21). Prevention and treatment of mountain sickness (22).

Uses described in pharmacopoeias and well established documents

Internally for loss of appetite, and externally as a poultice for local inflammations (23). Treatment of pain, and weakness and oedema of the legs (7)

Uses described in traditional medicine

As an aphrodisiac, carminative, diuretic, emmenagogue, emollient, galactagogue and tonic (12, 23). Treatment of abdominal colic, bronchitis, diarrhoea, eczema, gout, indigestion, dropsy, fever, impotence, chronic cough, liver disorders, wounds and the common cold (5, 12)

References:

5. Malaysian herbal monograph. Vol. 1. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Monograph Committee, 1999

7. Pharmacopoeia of the People’s Republic of China (English edition). Vol. I. Beijing, Chemical Industry Press, 2000

12. Farnsworth NR, ed. NAPRALERT database. Chicago, IL, University of Illinois at Chicago, 9 February 2001 production (an online database available directly through the University of Illinois at Chicago or through the
Scientific and Technical Network (STN) of Chemical Abstracts Services).

18. Sharma RD, Raghuram TC, Rao NS. Effect of fenugreek seeds on blood lucose and serum lipids in type I diabetes. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1990, 44:301–306.

19. Sharma RD et al. Use of fenugreek seed powder in the management of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.

Nutrition Research, 1996, 16:1331–1339.

20. Bordia A, Verma SK, Srivastava KC. Effect of ginger (Zingiber officinale.Rosc.) and fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.) on blood lipids, blood, sugar and platelet aggregation in patients with coronary artery disease.

Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids, 1997, 56:379–384.

21. Awal MA et al. Effects of karela and fenugreek on lipid profile in hypercho-lesterolemic diabetic patients. Bangladesh Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 1999, 15:6–8.

22. Bensky D, Gamble A, Kaptchuk T, eds. Chinese herbal medicine, materia medica, rev. ed. Seattle, WA, Eastland Press, 1993.

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