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Trigonella foenum-graecum - Methī

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Scientific Profile
Scientific Name Trigonella foenum-graecum Linn.
Family Name Fabaceae
Subfamily Name Papilionatae
Substance Origin Plant | Audbhida/udbhija
Vernacular Names
Bengali

Methuka

English

Fenugreek, Greek hayes

Gujarati

Methi

Hindi

Methi

Kannada

Menthe, Mente

Malyalam

Uluva

Marathi

Methi

Punjabi

Methi

Sanskrit

Methika, Methi, Pitabija

Tamil

Mendium, Ventaiyam

Telugu

Mentulu

Urdu

Methi

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Etymology

Sanskrit Synonym Sanskrit (Diacritical) Reference Etymology (Sanskrit) English Meaning
मेथिकाMethikāमेथति हिनस्ति रोगान्, ‘मेदृ मेधाहिंसनयोः’ ।
कुञ्चिकाKuñcikāवक्रं फलमस्याः ।
चन्द्रिकाCandrikāचन्द्रवत् श्वेतानि पीताभानि वा पुष्पाण्यस्याः ।
जातीगन्धफलाJātīgandhaphalāसुगन्धीनि फलान्यस्याः ।
दीपनीDīpanīअग्निं दीपयतीति ।
पीतबीजाPītabījāपीतानि बीजान्यस्याः ।
बहुपत्रिकाBahupatrikāबहूनि पत्राण्यस्याः ।
बहुबीजाBahubījāबहूनि बीजान्यस्याः ।
बोधनीBodhanīबोधयति मन्दमग्निं दीपयतीति ।
मुनिच्छदाMunicchadāमुनिवृक्षस्यागस्त्यस्य छदा इव पत्राण्यस्याः ।
वल्लरीVallarīलतेव कोमलः क्षुपः ।

Classifications

Name उपयोगी हिस्सा(हिन्दी) Part Used(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
SeedबीजBīja
Whole plantपञ्चाङ्गPañcāṅga

Name वर्ग(हिन्दी) Varga(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Abhayadivargaअभयादिवर्गAbhayādivarga
Haritakyadivargaहरीतक्यादिवर्गHarītakyādivarga

Properties

Name रस (हिन्दी) Rasa (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Author (Ref. Book) Publisher (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Katu/Ushana कटु/उषण Kaṭu/Uṣaṇa

Name गुण(हिन्दी) Guna(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Laghu/ AguruलघुLaghu
Snigdhaस्निग्धSnigdha

Name विर्य (हिन्दी) Virya (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Ushna Virya उष्ण वीर्य Uṣṇa vīrya

Name विपाक (हिन्दी) Vipaka(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Katu vipaka Kaṭu vipākaकटु विपाक

Name कर्म (हिन्दी) Karma (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Vataharaवातहरvātahara
Dipanaदीपनdīpana
Ruchya/ Arochakahara/ Rochaka/ Ruchikara/ Ruchikrita/ Ruchipradaरुच्य/ अरोचकहर/ रोचक/रुचिकर/ रुचिकृत/ रूचिप्रदrucya/ arocakahara/ rocaka/ rucikara/ rucikṛta/ rū
Vednahara
shothanashan
Nadibalyaनाडीबल्यnāḍībalya
Anulomanaअनुलोमनanulomana
Pachanaपाचनpācana
Shulaprashamana/ Shulaghna/ Shulaghni/ Shulahara/ Shulanashini/ Shulaprashamanaशूलप्रशमन/ शुलघ्न/ शुलघ्नी/शुलहर/ शुलनाशिनी/ शूलप्रशमनśūlapraśamana/ śulaghna/ śulaghnī/śulahara/ śulan
Raktapittaprakopak
Angamardaprashamanaअङ्गमर्दप्रशमनaṅgamardapraśamana
Balyaबल्यbalya
Stanyajanana/ Stanyada/ Stanyakaraस्तन्यजनन/ स्तन्यद/ स्तन्यकरstanyajanana/ stanyada/ stanyakara

Name दोषकर्म (हिन्दी) Doshakarma (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Vatahara/Vatashamana/ Vatasamshamanaवातहर/वातशमन/ वातसंशमनVātahara/Vātaśamana/ Vātasaṃśamana

Usage

Name Dosage(Form) Dosage(Reference) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
MustakarishtaArishtaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 1:26

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
nadidaurblya
Śotha
vidradhiḥ
Kosthagatavatavridhhi
Agnimāndya
Stanyavridhhi
daurbalyam

Dose

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Powder/ Churna- 1-3gm

Pharmacopoeial Status

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of india,Part-I, Vol.-II, Pg. No.-107(Seed)