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''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. Ithe It's leaves and seeds of medhika plant are widely used in Indian cuisine. Madhika is also known as Fenugreek.

== Description Uses=={{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Constipation}}, {{Uses|greasy stools}}, {{Uses|Loss of appetite}}, {{Uses|SGastroesophageal Reflux Disease}}, {{Uses|Peptic Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Intestinal Gas}}, {{Uses|Flatulence}}, {{Uses|Abdominal Distension}}, {{Uses|Colon Cancer}}, {{Uses|Flatulence}}. ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}. ==Chemical Composition==Foenum-graecum leaf is used as a green, leafy vegetable and is a good source of calcium, iron, β-carotene and several vitamins<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}} ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==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==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Succeeds in ordinary garden soil, preferring a well-drained loamy soil in full sun. Requires a warm, sheltered position in Britain<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

Major fenugreek-producing countries are Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Iran, Nepal, Bangladesh, Argentina, Egypt, France, Spain, Turkey, 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 strong, 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 small, smooth and brown, each divided into two lobesJunger Bockshornklee.jpg

* '''English''' - Fenugreek * '''Kannada''' Arznei- ಮೆಂತ್ಯ* '''Hindi''' und Giftgewächse (No. 70- मेंथी71) BHL7773168.jpg

Dried leaves of Fenugreek-Kasuri Methi.jpg  Fenugreek - ഉലുവ.JPG  Fenugreek leafs.JPG </gallery> ==References== <references><ref name="useschemical composition">[http://scienceinternational.com/fulltext/?doi=sciintl.2013.194.198 "Chemical compounds"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://www.bbc.cofeedipedia.ukorg/foodnode/fenugreek 242 "Fenugreek recipesplant description"]</ref> <ref name="uses2How to plant/cultivate">[httphttps://www.himalayawellnesspfaf.comorg/herbfinderuser/trigonella-Plant.aspx?LatinName=Trigonella+foenum-graecum.htm "FenugreekCultivation details"]</ref>

== 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]