Monograph: Fenugreek - Oral

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This monograph is intended to serve as a guide to industry for the preparation of Product Licence Applications (PLA) and labels for natural health product market authorization. It is not intended to be a comprehensive review of the medicinal ingredient. It is a referenced document to be used as a labelling standard. Notes: (i) Text in parentheses is additional optional information which can be included on the PLA and product labels at the applicant's discretion. The solidus (/) indicates that the terms are synonyms or that the statements are synonymous. Either term or statement may be selected by the applicant. (ii) Claims for traditional use must include the term "Herbal Medicine".
Date: 2018-08-28

NHPID name

Trigonella foenum-graecum ( Germplasm Resources Information Network Taxonomy )

Proper name(s)

Trigonella foenum-graecum ( USDA 2008 )

Common name(s)

Source material

Seed ( Unavailable )

Route Of administration

Oral

Dosage form(s)

Use(s) or purpose(s)

Statement(s) to the effect of:

Dose(s)

Adults:

Dose(s):

1 Day per day

See Appendix 1 for examples of appropriate dosage preparations and frequencies of use, according to cited references. The purpose of Appendix 1 is to provide guidance to industry.

Duration of use

No statement is required

Risk information

Statement(s) to the effect of:

Caution(s) and Warning(s): Contraindication(s): No statement is required Known Adverse Reaction(s): No statement is required

Non-medicinal ingredients

Must be chosen from the current Natural health products ingredients database and must meet the limitations outlined in the database.

Specifications

References cited

References reviewed

Appendix 1: Examples of appropriate dosage preparations, frequencies of use and directions for use

ORAL:

For reducing blood lipid levels:

Seed:

For support of healthy glucose levels:

Seeds:

For all other claims:

Seed:

Directions for use:

Take with adequate fluid before a meal (Bradley 2006)

Decoction:

30 g (approx. 6 tsp) seed, per day ((Felter and Lloyd 1983 [1898]; Grieve 1971 [1931]; Wren 1907)

Directions for use:

Place seeds in 475 ml (approx. 2 cups) water, bring to a boil and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. Let cool, strain and rinse with enough water to make the preparation measure 475 ml (Felter and Lloyd 1983 [1898]).

Fluid extract:

Tincture:

Maceration:

0.5 g cut or crushed seed, several times (up to 12) per day (Blumenthal et al. 2000)

Directions for use:

Place cut or crushed seed in 150 ml cold water, let stand for 3 hours, strain. Drink several times (up to 12) per day (Blumenthal et al. 2000).