Fenugreek - facts and information

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Fenugreek as one of the oldest known medicinal herbs, was used by Hypocrites. It was used extensively in both the Far East and in the West. "The Greatest Medical Discovery since the Dawn of History," so claimed the makers of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which was promoted to the American public in 1875 as a treatment for "female problems and complaints". Fenugreek was one of Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound elixirs, major ingredients. The most active compound though, was Black Cohosh. Fenugreek's origin is believed to be in the Mediterranean, but has also been reported as having been used in Asia. Fenugreek is currently being used to treat diabetes in the Middle East. Experimental data indicates that extracts of Fenugreek seeds lower blood sugar levels, thus regulating insulin production.Fenugreek has been shown to soften and dissolve hardened masses of accumulated mucus. Fenugreek is helpful for people who use, or have used, large quantities of dairy products (milk, cheese and butter), as they cause large quantities of mucus waste to accumulate in the system that curtail the vital life promoting processes, to include healthy lung action, free flowing blood circulation and proper lymphatic drainage. It is known to expel certain (accumulated uric acid) toxic waste by way of the lymphatic system. It loosens and expels mucus and phlegm accumulated in the bronchial tubes, soothes mucous membranes in the lungs and gastrointestinal tract and has also been used to treat lung infections.