Fenugreek extract is the seed of Trigonella foenum-graecum L., a plant of the leguminous family. It has the effects of warming the kidney, dispelling cold, and relieving pain. It is used for symptoms such as kidney deficiency and cold, lower abdominal cold pain, small intestinal hernia, cold and damp athlete's foot, etc.
Fenugreek is an annual herb, 20 to 80 cm tall, and the whole plant has fragrance. The stem is erect, mostly clustered, and sparsely hairy. The three-leaved compound leaves are alternate; the leaflets are long ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 1 to 3.5 cm long, 0.5 to 1.5 cm wide, and sparsely hairy on both sides; the petiole is long, and the stipules are fused to the petiole. The flowers are sessile, 1 to 2 axillary; the calyx is tubular; the corolla is butterfly-shaped, white, gradually turning light yellow, with a slight purple base; there are 10 stamens, two bodies; the ovary is linear, the pods are slender, oblate cylindrical, slightly curved, 6 to 11 cm long, 0.5 cm wide, with reticular veins and soft hairs, and a long beak at the tip. There are 10 to 20 seeds, which are brown and fragrant. The flowering period is from April to June, and the fruiting period is from July to August.
Chemical composition
Fenugreek extract contains trigonellinelline, diosgenin-B-D-blucoside, vitexin, saponaretin, isoorientin, vitexin-7-glucoside, and vicenin Ⅰ.
The Function of Fenugreek seed extract
Fenugreek extract is extracted from the mature seeds of the leguminous plant fenugreek (Semen Trigonellae). It mainly contains chemical components such as saponins, flavonoids and alkaloids. It has the effects of warming the kidney, dispelling cold, and relieving pain. It is used for symptoms such as kidney deficiency and cold, lower abdominal cold pain, small intestinal hernia, and cold and damp athlete's foot. Fenugreek extract can be used as an economical and efficient new resource of natural antioxidants. It is widely used in the pharmaceutical, food, health care products and other industries, and has great application prospects. Fenugreek is an annual herb. The whole plant has fragrance, Chemicalbook is sparsely hairy, and the stem is upright, clustered, and hollow. 3 pinnate compound leaves are alternate, petiolate, leaflets are long ovate or ovate-lanceolate, entire at the bottom and serrated at the top. Flowers are sessile, 1-2 flowers grow in leaf axils; calyx is tubular; corolla is butterfly-shaped, initially white, then gradually turns to light yellow. Pods are slender, cylindrical, with a long tail at the tip. Seeds are numerous, brown, slightly horseshoe-shaped, with obvious longitudinal reticular patterns. Flowering period is April to June, and fruiting period is July to August. It is mainly grown in cool, dry areas with sandy or sticky soil, and is mainly produced in Henan, Anhui, Sichuan, Gansu and other places.
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