Fenugreek
Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) is an herb similar to clover. The seeds taste similar to maple syrup and are used in foods and medicine.
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Scientific Name: Trigonella foenum-graecum
Parts Used: Seeds, Dried aerial parts (stem, leaves and flowers)
Cautions:
Healing Properties
How to Use:
Herbs are wonderfully versatile and may be used in multiple ways (see list below). However, some methods are better suited to certain herbs than others. Check the HEALING section to see which preparations are recommended for specific uses and conditions.
Grow/Harvest Yourself:
Buy Fenugreek
Scientific Name: Trigonella foenum-graecum
Parts Used: Seeds, Dried aerial parts (stem, leaves and flowers)
Cautions:
- Avoid high doses if pregnant
Healing Properties
- Demulcent, hypoglycemic, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-infective, galactagogue
- Digestive upsets, constipation, menstruation, stimulates liver function (especially in convalescence)
- Helps pains in the abdomen and groin associated with kidney weakness
- Good for colds and chills affecting the abdomen, including leaky gut syndrome
- Used for trauma to men's reproductive system
- Can help with colitis, diverticulitis, irritable bowel, poor appetite, urinary tract infections and lower back pains
- Encourages coughing to clear phlegm and helps with sore throats and fevers
- Will encourage milk flow in nursing mothers and has some anti-inflammatory action
- Good for diabetes, high cholesterol, bronchitis, diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, ulcers and stomach upsets
- Externally, good for sores, wounds, boils
How to Use:
Herbs are wonderfully versatile and may be used in multiple ways (see list below). However, some methods are better suited to certain herbs than others. Check the HEALING section to see which preparations are recommended for specific uses and conditions.
- Add seeds to food and beverages.
- Sprout the seeds and add to food/salads.
- Can be taken in store-bought capsule or extract form.
- Essential Oils: Apply externally
- How to Dry Herbs
- How to Make Herbal Teas/Infusions/Decoctions
- How to Make Herbal Vinegars
- How to Make Herbal Syrups
- How to Make Herbal Tinctures & Glycerites
- How to Make Herbal Infused Oils
- How to Make Herbal Ointments & Creams
- How to Make Herbal Poultices & Compresses
- How to Make Herbal Electuaries & Oxymels
- How to Make Herbal Lozenges, Gummies, Capsules
- How to Make Herbal Baths, Steams & Hair Rinses
Grow/Harvest Yourself:
- Buy Fenugreek Seeds
- Harvest the pods containing the seeds when ripe, but before they shatter.
- Harvest aerial parts anytime throughout growing season
- Zone: 6
- Rich soil
- Full sun