Family:

Fabaceae

 

Part Used:

Seed.

 

Energetics & Taste:

Moistening, bitter, maple-syrup-like taste.

 

Habitat:

Native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean region, it prefers cooler climates.

 

Key Benefits:

Fenugreek is a galactagogue that helps increase milk production, potentially by stimulating sweat production and through its constituent diosgenin. Fenugreek also acts on the digestive system as a warming bitter, aiding in gastrointestinal inflammation, gas, colic, and diarrhea in infants via breastfeeding. It supports the respiratory system as an expectorant by helping the body break up and expel unwanted mucus. Additionally, fenugreek lowers blood sugar levels and decreases insulin resistance.

 

Contraindications:

Not to be used during pregnancy.