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[[File:Aesthetic bunch of fenugreek greens.jpg|thumb|right|''Fenugreek'', ''Medhika'']]
''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
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>
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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]]