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Trigonella foenum-graecum

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Health Canada Monographs

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FENUGREEK -TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM- Oral
Oral

Approved Health Claims

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  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine to help stimulate the appetite
  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine as a digestive tonic to aid digestion
  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve dyspepsia and gastritis
  • Used in Herbal Medicine as a mild laxative
  • Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine as an expectorant to help relieve excess mucous of the upper respiratory passages (anticatarrhal)
  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine as a nutritive tonic
  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine as a galactogogue/lactogogue to help promote milk production/secretion
  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine as supportive therapy for the promotion of healthy glucose levels
  • Used in Herbal Medicine to help reduce elevated blood lipid levels (hyperlipidemia)
  • Used in Herbal Medicine to help stimulate the appetite, as a digestive tonic to aid digestion, to help relieve dyspepsia and gastritis, and as a mild laxative

Approved Dose Ranges

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PopulationDose RangeFrequency
Adults 18 years and older2–30 gramsper day

Cautions & Contraindications

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cautionConsult a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if symptoms persist or worsen.
cautionConsult a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if you are pregnant or have diabetes (Brinker 2010; Mills et al. 2006; Mills and Bone 2005; Hoffman 2003; Blumenthal et al. 2000; McGuffin et al. 1997).
contraindicationNo statement is required.
adverse_reactionNo statement is required.

Alternative Names

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Common fenugreek(common)Fenugreek(common)Greek hay(common)Greek-clover(common)Hu lu ba(common)Trigonella foenum-graecum

Common Quantities in Licensed Products

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100 mg99 licensed products
50 mg72 licensed products
500 mg54 licensed products
100 milligrams46 licensed products
150 mg42 licensed products
200 mg40 licensed products
300 mg38 licensed products
250 mg30 licensed products
75 mg26 licensed products
0 23 licensed products

Related Ingredients

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Trigonella foenum-graecum - seedShared monographZincCo-occurs in 124 productsMagnesiumCo-occurs in 99 productsVitamin B6Co-occurs in 95 productsZingiber officinaleCo-occurs in 78 productsVitamin DCo-occurs in 66 productsVitamin CCo-occurs in 66 productsLepidium meyeniiCo-occurs in 63 products

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