Trigonella foenum-graecum, Fenugreek Seeds
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Trigonella foenum-graecum
Fenugreek
Drug
seeds (Foenugraeci semen)
most important active substances
musilages (25 – 45 % mannogalactans); proteic substances (25 – 30 %); fatty oil (6 – 10 %);alcaloids (trigonellin, cholin); steroid saponins; flavonoids
most important usages
loss of appetite, local inflammation, internally for catarrh of the upper respiratory tract
Recommendations for cultivation
Weight per thousand seed grains: 11,0 g
Seed demand for drilling: april/may 20 – 25 kg/ha
Distance between the rows: 30 cm
harvest: when the lower capsule burst