Trigonella, Fenugreek, Hu Lu Ba 葫芦巴 Foenum GraecumHu Lu Ba (TCM)Hulba (Unani)Methi (Ayurveda)Venthayam (Siddha) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832 Botanical name: Trigonella foenum-graecum Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent“Hot in the last phase of the First degree and Dry in the First degree”. (Avicenna) Classifications: 2B ATTENUATER.  2G. CLEANSING.  2J. RAREFYING.  2L. EMOLLIENT.  2Q. ANODYNE.  2U. SUPPURATIVE.  2V. EXPEL PUS2W. SARCOTIC3L. ANTI-TUSSIVE4d. PECTORAL.  4f. SPLENETIC.  4j. NERVINELaxative, Purgatives and Cathartics Uses: Warms and Strengthens the Kidneys: (TCM, West, Ayurveda, Tibetan) Cold and Weak Kidneys with Lower Back PainEdema, Fluid RetentionAphrodisiac; Impotence, male Infertility, cold Testicular painLumbago, Arthritis, Rheumatism, SciaticaDiabetes Strengthens the Lungs, clears Phlegm, stops Cough: (West, Ayurveda) Cold-Phlegm type Cough and Wheezing, either acute, or chronic with Deficiencyacute sore Throat, TonsillitisCough, Bronchitis, Asthma, Emphysema, TuberculosisScrofulaPus in the Lungs (Tibetan Medicine)“Fenugreek clears Voice, nourishes the Lungs, softens the Chest and Throat, soothes the Cough and Asthma”. (Avicenna) Strengthens the Spleen, Increases Qi: (West, Ayurveda, Tibetan) increases appetite and digestionincreases strength and body weightconvalescence, chronic illness, debility, anemia Moistens the Intestines: (West, Ayurveda) gentle, soothing laxativeinflammation of the Stomach or Bowels; Gastritis, Dysenterydecoction can be given for…

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