Fenugreek is used globally as a culinary spice as well as a food soothing to the stomach. Its seeds are ground and used as a curry spice. They've also been used usually to promote joint, digestive, kidney and reproductive health. Fenugreek seeds contain alkaloids (mainly trigonelline) and protein high in lysine and l-tryptophan. It also contains estrogen-like steroidal saponins and a high proportion (40%) of soluble fiber known as mucilage, believed to account for many of its beneficial effects....<Read more> |