Scientific Name TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM L. FENOGRECO (ALHOLVA)
Composition
• 30% of proteins
• Sapogeninas and saponósidos
• peptide Ester of sapogenina, fenogrekina, precursor of nicotínico acid and vitamin PP
• essential Oil.
• Lecitina, inositolfosfato of calcium and magnesium and phosphorus.
Indications
Thanks to their protein wealth, lipids and to an essential oil that stimulates the digestive glands, the seeds of the Fenogreco are advised in cases of anorexy.
The seeds also are indicated in the cases of thinning related to metabolic problems. The fenogrekina takes part in the regulation of pancreáticas secretions. Fenogreco is considered like a vegetal anabolizante by its content in sapogeninas that elaborate esteroídicos compounds:
• Diosgenina and yamogenina.
Fenogreco is used in the treatment of the thinness by its anabolizantes properties. The insulin secretion also acts at level of the páncreas, regulating, that often slightly is altered in cases of thinning. Fenogreco considerably reduces hiperglucemia induced by a tolerance test to the glucose. This property closely is related to the fenogrekina presence that would increase the answer pancreática and would improve the insulin-receiving union. In addition, thanks to the fiber wealth of the tegumentos of their seed, diminish the digestive absorption of the glucose.
Pharmaceutical advice
Fenogreco can be recommended, with knowledge of the doctor, like substitute of the oral hipoglucemiantes of synthesis.
Upon case of fatigue or loss of important weight, it agrees to associate fenogreco with ginseng, plants sufficiently well-known by its properties anti-asthenics.