Medicinal plant details
Trigonella foenum-graecumL.
(Methika)
| Common name | Methika |
| Habit | Herb |
| Habitat | Marshy places and wet places |
| Parts used | Seed |
Synonyms
| Sr. No. | Synonyms |
|---|---|
| 1 | Trigonella tibetana (Alef.) Vassilcz. |
| 2 | Medicago foenugraeca (L.) E.H.L.Krause |
| 3 | Trigonella rhodantha (Alef.) Vassilcz. |
| 4 | Trigonella ensifera Trautv. |
| 5 | Trigonella haussknechtii (Sirj.) Vassilcz. |
| 6 | Trigonella jemenensis (Serp.) Sinskaya |
| 7 | Telis foenumgraecum (L.) Kuntze |
| 8 | Buceras foenum-graecum (L.) All. |
| 9 | Buceras odoratissima Medik. |
| 10 | Fenugraecum officinale Czechov |
| 11 | Foenum-graecum officinale Moench |
| 12 | Foenum-graecum sativum Medik. |
| 13 | Folliculigera graveolens Pasq. |
| 14 | Xiphostylis erectus Gasp. |
| 15 | Foenum-graecum officinale var. tibetanum Alef. |
| 16 | Foenum-graecum officinale var. cultum Alef. |
| 17 | Foenum-graecum officinale var. gladiatum Alef. |
| 18 | Foenum-graecum officinale var. prostratum Alef. |
| 19 | Foenum-graecum officinale var. rhodanthum Alef. |
| 20 | Trigonella foenum-graecum subsp. culta Gams |
| 21 | Trigonella foenum-graecum subsp. indica Sinskaya ex Soskov & Bairamov |
| 22 | Trigonella foenum-graecum subsp. jemenensis Serp. |
| 23 | Trigonella foenum-graecum var. haussknechtii Sirj. |
| 24 | Trigonella graeca St.-Lag. |
Taxonomical information
| Kingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Phylum | Streptophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Fabales |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Genus | Trigonella |
| Species | Trigonella foenum-graecum L. |
Vernacular names
| Sanskrit | Methini |
| English | Fenugreek |
| Hindi | Methi |
| Kannada | Menthe, Mente |
| Marathi | Methi |
| Malayalam | Uluva |
| Bengali | |
| Tamil | Mendium, Ventaiyam |
| Telugu | Mentulu |
| Urdu | Methi |
Morphology
It is an erect plant to a height of 30-60 cm, with compound pinnate trifoliate leaves, axillary white to yellowish flowers, and 3-15 cm long thin pointed beaked pods, which contain 10-20 oblong greenish-brown seeds with unique hooplike groove.
Distribution
It is cultivated in India, and North African countries
Medicinal uses
Anorexia, fever, malabsorption syndrome and diabetes
References
| 1 | Srinivasan, K. (2006). Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum): A review of health beneficial physiological effects. Food reviews international, 22(2), 203-224. |