| BOTANICAL NAME |
Trigonella Foenum Greacum |
| FAMILY |
Fabaceae |
| SANSKRIT |
- |
| ENGLISH |
Fenugreek seeds |
| HINDI |
Methi |
| KANNADA |
Mentiya |
| MALAYALAM |
Ventiyam |
| TELUGU |
Mentulu |
| TAMIL |
- |
| MARATHI |
- |
DISTRIBUTION
It is an anuual herb , cultivated in several parts of India as commercial crop
| PARTS USED |
Seeds, whole plant |
| DOSE |
Choorna 1-3g |
CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS
Steroidal saponins-diosgenin, and gitogenin, tigogenin
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
| QUALITY (GUNA) |
Laghu, snigdha |
| TASTE (RASA) |
Katu |
| METABOLISM (VIPAKA) |
Katu |
| POTENCY (VIRYA) |
Usna |
| IMPACT (PRABHAVA) |
Kaphavata hara |
PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION
Antihelmenthic property of Methika are helpful in treating worm infestation.
It induces hyperinsulinemia helps in treating diabetes and hypocholesterolaemia helps in treating high cholesterol levels.
THERAPEUTIC USES
Vatavyadhi- Usefull in treating pain full condition
Vrana sopha-It can be applied as poultice over the abscess
SOME OF THE COMMON FORMULATIONS
- Pancha jirakapaka
- Methi modaka
- Caturbija curna