ppt of fenugreek by sushil kumar

1. Methi
Submitted by - Sushil Kumar
Submitted to - Dr. Pankaj Nainwal

2. Description :-
• Biological source = Trigonella foenum
is an annual plant in the family Fabaceae
which consist of whole parts except root.

3. Various name in different languages
• Language Names
• Hindi Mayti , Methe ,Methi
• Tamil Venthium
• Malay Alba

4. Different varities of Methe

6. Habitat and cultivation
• Native to north Africa and countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean ,
Methe grows in open areas and is widely cultivated , notably in India .
• Producing countries are Afghanistan , Pakistan , India , Iran , Nepal ,
Argentina , Egypt , France and largest producer in India states like Rajasthan
, Gujarat , Uttarakhand , Uttar Pradesh .
• Rajasthan accounts for over 80% India output.
• Methe requires well-drained , good soil of medium texture and tolerated pH
range is 5.3 – 8.2 .
• Seeds are grown directly in the garden in spring. The plant reaches a height
of 0.3 – 0.8 m and has trifoliate leaves . White flowers appear in early
summer and develop into long , slender , yellow- brown pods containing
the brown seeds of methe commerce .
• Life zone of methe is 8-27 degree centigrade with an annual precipitation of
0.4-1.5 . The plant thrives in full sun on rich , well – drained soils .

7. Preparation and storage
• Dried seeds should be lightly roasted before
using . After roasting , they are easily ground .
• A samll amount will complement many other
spices , but too much can be overpowering .
• If the seeds are required as part of a curry
paste they can be soaked overnighjt to swell
and soften and easily mixed with other
ingridents .

8. Chemical constiuents
• Diosgenin , a steroid sapogenin found in Methe is the starting compound for over
60% of the total steroid production by the pharmacuetical industry .
• Methe seeds contain alkaloids , including trigonelline , gentianine and carpaine
compounds .
• seeds also contain fibre , 4-hydroxyisoleucine in methe , a compound that may
have hypoglycemic activity .
• It also include mucilage , bitter fixed oil , volatile oil .
• Table : Proximate Composition (%) of Fenugreek Seeds [6] Component Whole
Seeds Defatted Seeds
• Moisture 9.0 9.0
• Ash 3.0 3.5
• Lipids 8.0 Negligible
• Protein 26.0 28.3
• Starch 6.0 6.5
• Total Fiber 48.0 51.7
• Gum 20.0 19.2
• Neutral Detergent Fiber 28.0

9. Chemical structure

11. Benefits of Methe
• 25- 100gm of Methe seeds eaten daily can
diminish reactive hyeprglycemia in diabetic
patients .
• Methe leaves and seeds help in blood formation.
They are good preventing anemia .
• Including Methe seeds in lactaing motrher
increase the flow of milk .
• For removal of dandruff in hair .
• A paste of the fresh Methe leaves , applied on the
face prevents pimples , blackheads , dryness of
the face .

12. Medicinal use
• Estrogenic potental of Methe seeds .
• Anticancer potentail of Methe seeds
• Antioxidant potential and reduction of etanol
toxicity of Methe seeds .
• Antidiabetic potential
• In vitro anti-plasmodial activity .

18. Adultrants
• Generally there is not specilly adulterants of
Methe but a lot of herbs of leguminosae
famliy are used as a adulterants .
• Coriander plants are mostly used as
aduletrants of Methe .

19. MICROSCOPY

21. MARKETED
PREPARATION

25. REFERENCE
• (1) WIKIPIDEIA
• (2)IMAGE :- vegetable garden for the world
blogger plant village .
• (3)Research journal of pharmaceutical ,
biological and chemical science.
• (4) international journal of pharmacy and
pharmacuetical science
• (5) Herbal medicines and compendium .

26. ANY QUESTION ?

27. THANKS