Trigonella foenum graecum Linn. (family Fabaceae), commonly known as Fenugreek is a aromatic, 30-60 cm tall, annual herb, cultivated throughout the country. The seeds are hot, with a sharp bitter taste, tonic, antipyretic, anthelmentic, increase the appetite, astringent to the bowels, cure leprosy, vomiting, bronchitis, piles, remove bad taste from the mouth, useful in heart disease. Although the parts are utilized medicinally, pharmacognostical study of the plant part seed is not reported. Hence, seed of the plant were evaluated for its macroscopical, microscopical and phytochemical parameters. The result revealed that plant is authentic as per the pharmacopoeial standards.
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