English Name-Fenugreek – trigonella foenum- Methi
Fenugreek is native t southern Europe and Mediterranean. In India fenugreek is mainly cultivated in Western region.
Fenugreek is a plant of Fabaceae family. This is a small strong smelling annual herb. The leaves are bright green with bitter smell. The flowers are white. the fruits are pods. The pods are slende and beaked, each pod contain 10-20 seeds. The seeds are yellowish brown in colour and hard when dried.
Usage-
The fresh green leaves are usued as vegetable in vegetarian cookery. The seeds are used as condiments and medicine. The seeds are carminative, very useful in childrens flatulence and digestive disorders. The seeds are tonic and aphrodisiac. The seeds are used as a cure for diabetes 2 type.
Known as an other languages-
Botanical Name-Trigonella foenum
Hindi Name-Methi
Marathi Name-methi
Sanskrit Name-Methika, Ashwabala
French Name-Fenugrek
German name-Bockshorklee.