You can eat fenugreek by adding the fenugreek seeds to salads, cooking them with other foods, adding them to cereal, oats, or even eating them as is.
You can dry the fenugreek seeds, grind them into a powder, and sprinkle on meat to give it more flavor.
Or you can grind it into a paste and add it to curry.
Regular consumption of fenugreek seeds helps in lowering total cholesterol, LDL (bad cholesterol) and triglyceride levels in the blood while increasing beneficial HDL cholesterol levels.
This is because these seeds contain steroidal saponins that slow down cholesterol absorption of the intestines.
Fenugreek is an annual plant in the family Fabaceae, with leaves consisting of three small obovate to oblong leaflets.
It is cultivated worldwide as a semiarid crop. Its seeds and leaves are common ingredients in dishes from the Indian subcontinent, and have been used as a culinary ingredient since ancient times.
Based on the available evidence, fenugreek has benefits for lowering blood sugar levels, boosting testosterone, and increasing milk production in breastfeeding mothers.
Fenugreek may also reduce cholesterol levels, lower inflammation, and help with appetite control, but more research is needed in these areas.
Fenugreek has several purported health benefits, especially for females such as increasing breast milk production, relieving menstrual cramps, and improving sex drive.
Potential side effects of fenugreek include diarrhea, nausea, and other digestive tract symptoms and rarely, dizziness and headaches.
Large doses may cause a harmful drop in blood sugar.
Fenugreek can cause allergic reactions in some people.
Fenugreek is considered likely unsafe to use if you are nursing a baby.
Do not use this product without medical advice if you are breast-feeding a baby.
Do not give any herbal/health supplement to a child without medical advice.
Fenugreek might be unsafe for children.