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[[File:Aesthetic bunch of fenugreek greens.jpg|thumb|right|''Fenugreek'', ''Medhika'']]
'''Trigonella foenum-graecum''' is an annual plant in the family Fabaceae, with leaves consisting of three small obovate to oblong leaflets. It is cultivated worldwide as a semiarid crop, and its seeds are a common ingredient in dishes from the Indian subcontinent. It's leaves and seeds of medhika plant are widely used in Indian cuisine.
==Uses==
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== Description Chemical Composition== Major fenugreekFoenum-producing countries are Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Iran, Nepal, Bangladesh, Argentina, Egypt, France, Spain, Turkeygraecum leaf is used as a green, leafy vegetable and Morocco. The largest producer is India. The fenugreek plant may have a single stem or may be branched at the stem base. The plant has an erect growth habit and a stronggood source of calcium, sweet aroma. The leaves of the plant are small and trifoliate with oval leaflets which are green to purple in color. The plant produces solitary pale white or purplish flowers and a straight or occasionally curved yellow pod which houses the seeds. Between 10 and 20 seeds are produced per pod and they are smalliron, smooth β-carotene and brown, each divided into two lobesseveral vitamins.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
== Uses Common names=={{Common names|kn=Mente, Mentepalle|ml=Uluva|sa=Bahuparni, Gandhaphala|ta=Vendayam|te=|hi=Methi|en=Fenugreek, Greek-clover, Greek hay}}
==Common name=Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava===
==Habit=={{Habit|Annual plant}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|The leaves are alternate, compound, trifoliolate, 7-12 cm long, light green in colour}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Blue|5-20|The flowers are papillonaceous, borne in leaf axils, white, lemon-yellow or purplish blue in colour}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Oblong|2-10 cm|The fruits occur as straight or sickle-like pods of 2-10 cm|Green-olive or brownish in colour|10-20 seeds}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Mustharishtam]] * '''English''' [[Dhanwanthararishtam]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/> ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Pre- soak the seed for 12 hours in warm water and then sow in situ. Succeeds in ordinary garden soil, preferring a well-drained loamy soil in full sun. <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Field verges}}, {{Commonly seen|Uncultivated ground}}, {{Commonly seen|Dry grasslands}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">Fresly sprouted Qasuri Methi.JPG Junger Bockshornklee.jpgQasuri Methi.JPGAesthetic bunch of fenugreek greens.jpgArznei- und Giftgewächse (No. 70-71) BHL7773168.jpgDried leaves of Fenugreek-Kasuri Methi.jpgFenugreek - ഉലുവ.JPGFenugreek leafs.JPG</gallery> ==References==<references> <ref name="chemical composition">[http://scienceinternational.com/fulltext/?doi=sciintl.2013.194.198 Chemical compounds]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://www.feedipedia.org/node/242 Plant description]</ref>* '''Kannada''' <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Trigonella+foenum- ಮೆಂತ್ಯgraecum Cultivation details]</ref>* '''Hindi''' <ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/12/14/fenugreek-methi-uses- मेंथीresearch/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878535214000677 Trigonella foenum-graecum on science direct.com]*[https://enwww.ncbi.nlm.wikipedianih.orggov/wikipubmed/Fenugreek Fenugreek16381462 Study on chemical constituents in total saponin from Trigonella foenum-Wikipediagraecum]*[httphttps://plantvillage.psu.edu/topics/fenugreek/infos Trigonella foenum-graecum on plantvillage.psu.education]* [https://www.himalayawellnessbotanical-online.com/herbfinderenglish/trigonella-fenugreek_plant.htm Trigonella foenum-graecumon botanical-online.htm Himalaya herb findercom]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Fabaceae]]
