This product is the mature seed of the annual herbaceous plant of the legume family, common fenugreek seed (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.). It is mainly produced in Anhui, Henan, Sichuan, and other provinces. When the fruit ripens in summer and autumn, the whole plant is cut, dried, and the seeds are threshed to remove impurities.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Bitter warm, act on kidney and liver channels.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Warms the kidneys, disperses cold, relieves pain.

bubble_chart Indications

For kidney yang deficiency, pudendal cold stagnation, cold pain in the lower back and knees, pain in the abdomen and ribs, hernia, beriberi, impotence, and other conditions.

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

Decoct 6-10 grams for oral administration.

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

Contraindicated for those with yin deficiency and effulgent fire or those with dampness-heat.

bubble_chart Processing and Storage

1. Wash the original medicinal material with clean water to remove mud and impurities, then dry it in the sun.
2. Stir-fry common fenugreek seed with salt water: Take 100 kilograms of cleaned common fenugreek seed, mix with 2 kilograms of salt dissolved in water, let it sit until the water is absorbed, then stir-fry over mild fire until it turns yellow. Remove and let it cool. Stir-frying with salt water enhances its kidney-tonifying effect.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

Contains Chinese Gentian alkaloids, papaya alkaloids, choline, common fenugreek seed alkaloids, and various saponins, as well as free amino acids, nicotinamide, mucilage, fatty oils, proteins, volatile oils, vitamin B₁, etc.