Methī

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
MethīAPI000128Trigonella foenum-graecumseedISBN:9781514271186|ISBN:9788193251607

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 3-6 g of the drug in powder form


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
tiktaBitter tasteC0235290

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
snigdhaUnctuousness/oiliness

Virya (Potency)
ViryaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
uṣṇaHotD006358, C2350229

Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)
VipakaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
kaṭuPungent tasteC5780097

Karma (Therapeutic action)
KarmaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
vātaharaAlleviates vitiated vāta
kaphaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha
dīpanaAppetite stimulantsD019167, C0376447
rucyaAppetite stimulantsD019167, C0376447


Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Methī


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedQuercetinISBN:9788185042053, ISBN:9788190648912
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedbeta-SitosterolISBN:9788190648912
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedNicotinic acidISBN:9788172361266
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedCholineISBN:9788172361266
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedTrigonellineISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363093, ISBN:9788190648912, ISBN:9789327275590
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedVitexinISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788185042084, ISBN:9788190648912, ISBN:9789327275590, The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedKaempferolISBN:9788190648912
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedLuteolinISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788185042053, ISBN:9788190648912, ISBN:9789327275590
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedVicenin-2ISBN:9788185042084, ISBN:9788190648912, The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedYuccageninThe Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedNeotigogeninISBN:9788185042084, ISBN:9788185042138, ISBN:9788190648912, The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedTigogeninISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788185042084, ISBN:9788190648912, The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedGitogeninISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788185042084, ISBN:9788185042138, ISBN:9788190648912, The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedDiosgeninISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788185042084, ISBN:9788185042138, ISBN:9788190648912, The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedYamogeninISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788185042084, ISBN:9788185042138, ISBN:9788190648912, The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedIsoorientinISBN:9788185042084, The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedIsovitexinISBN:9788185042084, The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedGalactomannanISBN:9789327275590
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedSarsasapogeninISBN:9788185042138, The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedSmilageninISBN:9788185042138, The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedNeogitogeninISBN:9788185042138, ISBN:9788190648912
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedVicenin 1ISBN:9788185042084, ISBN:9788190648912, The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedCarpaineISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9789327275590
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedPyrrolidineISBN:9788172361266
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedGentianineISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9789327275590
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedMethyl protodioscinISBN:9788190648912
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedTrigofoenoside AThe Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedTrigofoenoside FThe Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedTrigofoenoside GThe Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseed(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(2S)-4-[(1R,2S,4S,7S,8R,9S,12S,13S,16S,18S)-6-hydroxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-16-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosan-6-yl]-2-methylbutoxy]oxane-3,4,5-triolThe Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseed(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2R)-4-[(1R,2S,4S,7S,8R,9S,12S,13S,15R,16R,18S)-6,15-dihydroxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-16-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosan-6-yl]-2-methylbutoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triolThe Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseed(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2S)-4-[(1R,2S,4S,7S,8R,9S,12S,13S,15R,16R,18S)-6,15-dihydroxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-16-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosan-6-yl]-2-methylbutoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triolThe Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedTrigoneoside IIbThe Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedTrigoneoside IIIaThe Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedTrigoneoside IIIbThe Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedTrigoneoside XaThe Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedTrigoneoside XbThe Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseed(-)-Trigoneoside XIbThe Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedTrigoneoside XIIaThe Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseed(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-2-[[(1S,2S,4S,7S,8R,9S,12S,13R,16S)-6-hydroxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-6-[(3R)-3-methyl-4-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxybutyl]-5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-17-en-16-yl]oxy]oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triolThe Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedTrigoneoside XIIIaThe Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedFenugreekineISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9789327275590
Trigonella foenum-graecumseed4-HydroxyisoleucineISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172363093, ISBN:9788185042084
Trigonella foenum-graecumseedTrigraecumISBN:9788185042138

Therapeutic uses associated with Methī


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
MethīstomachgrahaṇīIMPPAT3_TPUID001324D013270, C0038351, XA7MC7
Methīfever jvaraIMPPAT3_TPUID000577D005334, C0015967, MG26
Methīdiabetes mellitus pramehaIMPPAT3_TPUID000413D003920, C0011849, DOID:9351, 5A14
Methīanorexia aruciIMPPAT3_TPUID000089D000855, C1971624, DOID:8689, MG43.7