Fenugreek Materia Medica

Fenugreek, used extensively by the ancient Egyptians and Hippocrates as an herbal medicine, is one of the oldest known medicinal plants. The seed and leaves are: anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic, anticholesterolemic, antiseptic, cardiotonic, carminative, demulcent, deobstruent, diaphoretic; diuretic, emollient, expectorant, febrifuge, galactagogue, hypoglycemic, hypotensive, laxative, parasiticide, restorative and uterine tonic.

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