Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | methi, meti, muthi, mutti |
| English | bird s-foot, fenu-greek, fenugreek, greek hayseed, trigonella |
| Kannada | mente, mentepalle, mentesoffu, mentesoppu, menthe, menthya, menthya gida, menthya soppu, mentya |
| Malayalam | uluva, ventayam, venthiam |
| Marathi | methi, methi-chi bhaji |
| Sanskrit | bahuparni, bahupatrika, chandrika, dipani, gandhabija, gandhaphala, jyoti, kairavi, kalanusari, kunchika, mantha, medhika, methe, methi, methika, methini, misrapushpa, munindrika, pitabija, vallari, vedhani |
| Tamil | calepaccalam, cayarovaram, cirepari, cittiravaku, civamatanu, kairalam,kaivitai, kalintam, kantapalai, makarampu, makarantappu,mentikai ,mentiyam ,meti, metikai, muninturaicceti, nariventayam, nariventiyam, pitapicam, tevaputtira, uluva, uluvacceti, uluvam, uluvay, venciyam, vendayam, vendhayam, vendium, venkuntakikam, ventai, ventaiyam, vental, ventalayam, ventayacceti, ventayakkirai, ventayam, venthayam, ventiyam, vetani, vimalotayacceti, vimalotayam, yamunacitti |
| Telugu | menthikoora, menthulu, mentikura, mentulu |
| Urdu | methi, tukhm methi |
- Leaves are used both externally and internally for their cooling properties and eaten as vegetables.
- Leaves paste is applied for swellings and burns.
- Seeds are considered tonic, antipyretic, mucilaginous, carminative and anthelmintic.
- Poultice of seeds is applied on swollen rheumatic joints and boils to get relief.
- Seed powder is also taken to control the diabetes and in the treatment of diarrhoea, abdominal pain and flatulence.
- Seeds cooked as vegetable and given to the patients of small pox and dysentery.
- Seed powder mixed with sugar and other ingredients to make sweet 'laddus' for the lactating mother and patients suffering from gout.
- This is also beneficial in general debility and chronic fever.
Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003
Trigonella foenum-graecum L. Leguminosae Venthayam Herb Seeds Powder Blood pressure and Antihyperlipidemic
Trigonella foenum-graecum L.
Habit - Herb
Parts used - Seed
Application - Diabetes; increases lactation; body cooling
Treatment - General; women
References - Ignacimuthu et al. 2008
Fenugreek or methi helps improve insulin sensitivity and aids in the regulation of cholesterol. According to the Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorder, regular fenugreek powder consumption in people with prediabetes is associated with lower conversion to diabetes with no adverse effects.
Fenugreek Seeds To Stop Hair Fall
These seeds are known for their high protein and nicotinic acid content, which is essential for hair health. Please apply it to the scalp for about 30 minutes, then wash it off.