Common Fenugreek Seed

Common Fenugreek Seed
Name
Common Fenugreek Seed
Latin Pharmaceutical Name
Trigonellae Semen
Chinese Name
胡芦巴
Category
Fruits and seeds

Common Fenugreek SeedMore Info

Production Regions
Primarily produced in the Chinese provinces of Sichuan, Anhui, Henan.
Macroscopic Features
Slightly rhomboid or diamond-shape, 3~5mm long, 2~3mm wide, about 2mm thick. Externally yellowish-brown or reddish-brown, slightly with gray short hairs, both sides each have a deep angled groove, linked at the hilum. Hard texture. Aromatic odor; slightly bitter taste.
Quality Requirements
Superior medicinal material is large, full.
Properties
Bitter; warm
Functions
Supplements kidney yang, dispels cold-damp. Apply to cold hernia, abdominal swelling and fullness, cold-damp beriberi, kidney deficiency and sourness of waist, impotence.
Origin
The dried mature seed of Trigonella foenum-graecum L.(Fabaceae)
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