Fenugreek leaves are extremely healthy and it is loaded with various imperative nutrients like fibre, Vitamin C, B Vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, potassium and iron, which offers numerous health benefits.

Biological activity

Antioxidant activity

• It is packed with antioxidants thus its consumption is thought to be very effective for protecting the body from the harmful consequences of oxidative damages
• It helps to decrease the concentration of free radicals in body thus helps to protect the body from their detrimental effects
• It is also associated with preventing lipid peroxidation
• It helps to protect every cell of body from free radical induced oxidative damages as a result helps in promoting their activity and maintenance of healthy cellular activity is directly linked with promoting longevity
• It is also related with protecting various imperative biological substances of body like proteins, lipids, DNA, RNA from damages thus helps in sustaining their activity

Anti-inflammatory activity

• Its micronutrients and phytonutrients components are accountable for exerting anti-inflammatory activity that helps in preventing inflammation
• It helps in decreasing the concentration of inflammatory markers in body as a result delays the onset of inflammatory events, which ultimately minimises the risk of developing chronic inflammatory diseases
• It helps to prevent joint swelling too, thus individual suffer from arthritis should incorporate it in their diet for improving their symptoms as it helps in improving joint health

• It helps to prevent pain as well

Anti-carcinogenic activity

• It exerts potent anti-carcinogenic activity that plays significant role in reducing the susceptibility of developing cancers
• Its oxidative stress reducing capacity is also considered as an important feature accountable for reducing the risk of developing cancers because oxidative stress is considered as one of the leading causes of cancers
• It is also associated with protecting DNA from damages and helps to prevent gene mutation too, which are also responsible for reducing the prevalence of carcinoma
• It has the ability to fight against cancer cells and also helps in suppressing the growth of malignant cells by regulating cellular proliferation
• It helps in preventing metastasis as well
• It is also very effective for preventing tumour growth

Hypolipidemic activity

• Consumption of fenugreek leaves is very useful for lowering the level of cholesterol in body
• Fibre present in fenugreek leaves are accountable for decreasing the concentration of LDL, VLDL and triglyceride in body as a result helps in decreasing the prevalence of hypercholesterolemia
• Its fibre content is also accountable for promoting HDL level in body, which helps in providing a positive impact on health especially on cardiac health

• Moreover its consumption is thought to be very much helpful for reducing the risk of developing metabolic syndrome

Health benefits

Role on immunity

• Fenugreek leaves are considered one of the most important immune boosting substances that can be easily incorporated in the diet in order to strengthen the overall immune system of our body
• It contains adequate amount of Vitamin C that plays imperative role in stimulating the synthesis of WBC, which ultimately helps to make the body able to fight against infections
• It contains various phytonutrients as well, that help in boosting up the immunological activity of body
• It helps to improve the activity of immune cells too, which ultimately helps in improving body’s resistance power
• Moreover consumption of fenugreek leaves is extremely useful for reducing the susceptibility of becoming ill

Role on digestive health

• Its fibre content makes it a super food for digestive health. It plays vital role in promoting digestion and plays imperative role in keeping digestive disorders at bay
• It is also very effective for preventing constipation. Fibre present in fenugreek leaves play vital role in increasing the bulkiness and softness of stool as a result helps in easy defecation
• It is also very effective for promoting colonic health. It helps in improving colonic motility as well, which ultimately helps to reduce the prevalence of diverticular disease

• It helps to prevent stomach ulcer too
• It is also very effective for improving overall gut health
• It helps to prevent flatulence as well

Role on oral health

• It is better to incorporate fenugreek leaves in diet in order to obtain a good oral health
• It is very effective for preventing oral ulcers
• It is also associated with preventing bad mouth odour
• It helps to fight against oral infections too, as a result it helps in promoting overall oral hygiene

Role on skeletal system

• Consumption of fenugreek leaves is extremely beneficial for improving skeletal health
• They are packed with calcium and phosphorus, which are considered as most vital minerals required for healthy bone formation
• Calcium of fenugreek leaves is also associated with making bones strong
• It helps in promoting bone mineralisation as well that plays vital role in improving bone mineral density
• It is rich in another important nutrient named Vitamin K that is also very much important for obtaining a healthy skeletal system because Vitamin K is closely related with bone metabolism
• Bone metabolism is a continuous process where mature bone tissue is always removed from the skeleton and it is then replaced by new tissue

• In case of injury like bruises or fractures Vitamin K stimulates the healing process by promoting bone metabolism
• Consumption of fenugreek leaves is very much useful for delaying the onset of osteoporosis by inhibiting loss of bone density

Role on lactation

• Diosgenin is an important component present in fenugreek leaves that help in stimulating milk production in lactating mother thus it is considered as an important galactagogue and has been widely used by various lactating mothers
• Whereas it is also very useful for inducing child birth

Role on skin

• Consumption of fenugreek leaves is very much useful for stimulating the overall skin health
• Its antioxidant activity is responsible for preventing premature aging
• Its anti-inflammatory activity is also responsible for protecting skin from inflammatory damages as well as from swelling
• Its Vitamin C component helps in improving skin elasticity by stimulating the production of collagen, which is considered as an important substance required for keeping the skin strong and firm
• It also helps in improving skin glow and texture
• It helps to prevent blemishes as well

Role on hair

• Consumption of fenugreek leaves is extremely beneficial for making the hair long, strengthen and lustrous
• It also helps in preventing hair loss

• It is also associated with making the hair silky as well as soft
• It helps to prevent greying of hair too
• It also plays imperative role in reducing dandruff

Therapeutic uses

It has been extensively used for various therapeutic purposes, like –

• It acts as an imperative therapeutic substance for hyperglycemia. It has seen that consumption of fenugreek leaves significantly decreases blood sugar concentration. Its fibre content helps in inhibiting glucose absorption from intestinal epithelial cells as a result decreases postprandial blood glucose load
• It helps to promote cardiac health as well. Its lipid lowering activity helps in lowering the susceptibility of developing atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, blockage and myocardial infraction
• It is also very effective for reducing the prevalence of anaemia
• It helps in minimising the risk of developing kidney stones
• It helps in supporting weight reduction too
• It is also associated with improving the health and activity of connective tissue
• It helps in promoting wound healing as well

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