Fenugreek

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Systematic Review

Fenugreek supplementation improved lipid parameters in adults.

2021 Journal of Ethnopharmacology Effect of fenugreek supplementation on blood lipids and body weight: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Askarpour M, Alami F, Campbell MS, Venkatakrishnan K, Hadi A, Ghaedi E.

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Randomised Controlled Trial

Fenugreek improves breast milk production in mothers and increases the weight gain of newborns during their first week of life.

2020 Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health Effect of fenugreek on breast milk production and weight gain among Infants in the first week of life
Ravi R, Joseph J

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Systematic Review

Fenugreek supplementation could be considered as an effective lipid-lowering medicinal plant.

2020 Phytotherapy Research Effect of fenugreek consumption on serum lipid profile: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Kiyan Heshmat-Ghahdarijani,Neda Mashayekhiasl,Atefeh Amerizadeh,Zahra Teimouri Jervekani,Masoumeh Sadeghi,

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Systematic Review

Consumption of fenugreek significantly increased amount of the produced breast milk versus placebo.

2017 Phytotherapy Research Effectiveness of fenugreek as a galactagogue: A network meta-analysis
Khan TM, Wu DB, Dolzhenko AV

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Review Article

Fenugreek can be beneficial as an adjunct in controlling high blood glucose and lipid levels in people with diabetes.

2017 Nutrition Today Fenugreek: Overview of Potential Health Benefits
Singletary, Keith W.

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Meta-Analysis

Fenugreek has hypoglycaemic and total cholesterol-lowering efficacy.

2016 Journal of Ethnopharmacology Effect of fenugreek on hyperglycaemia and hyperlipidemia in diabetes and prediabetes: A meta-analysis
Gong J, Fang K, Dong H, Wang D, Hu M, Lu F.

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Randomised Controlled Trial

Consumption of fenugreek herbal tea and palm dates appears useful in enhancing breast milk production during the initial postpartum period.

2014 Journal of Pediatric Sciences The Effect of Fenugreek Herbal Tea and Palm Dates on Breast Milk Production and Infant Weight.
El Sakka A, Salama M, Salama K

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A Systematic Review published in 2021 in the journal Journal of Ethnopharmacology found that Fenugreek supplementation improved lipid parameters in adults. A meta-analysis of 12 RCTs (14 arms) with 560 participants suggested a significant decrease in plasma concentrations of total cholesterol, triglycerides, and low density lipoprotein cholesterol, as well as an increase in plasma high density lipoprotein cholesterol, while body weight and body mass index were not altered.

A Randomised Controlled Trial published in 2020 in the journal Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health found that Fenugreek improves breast milk production in mothers and increases the weight gain of newborns during their first week of life. The study was an experimental design carried out in two groups, a control and an experimental group, at a maternity centre in Bangalore. A total of sixty postnatal mothers were selected and split evenly between the two groups. For the experimental group, 7.5 grams of fenugreek was steeped overnight; this resulting fenugreek water was then given to these participants once in the morning for one week. The study then assessed and compared the frequency of urination and weight of the infants between the two groups at different points: on the first, third, fifth, and seventh days. There was identifiable improvement in indicators of sufficient breast milk in the group that consumed the fenugreek compared to the control group. The influence of fenugreek on breast milk was identifiable through increased frequency of urination and weight gain in infants in their first week.

A Systematic Review published in 2020 in the journal Phytotherapy Research found that Fenugreek supplementation could be considered as an effective lipid-lowering medicinal plant. Pooled data of indicated a significant impact of fenugreek supplementation on lowering total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and triglyceride (TG) and increasing the high-density lipoprotein (HDL) level compared with the control group. There were no significant differences in TC, TG, and LDL between pre- and post-fenugreek studies in the noncontrolled studies however, the result of combination of four studies without control group showed a significant increase in mean HDL. The results of subgroup analysis showed that the fenugreek reduced the TG and LDL and increases HDL levels in diabetic subjects more effectively.

A Systematic Review published in 2017 in the journal Phytotherapy Research found that Consumption of fenugreek significantly increased amount of the produced breast milk versus placebo. The pairwise comparison revealed that fenugreek was effective as a galactagogue compared to placebo, control, and reference groups. However, the effect of fenugreek was substantially inferior to Coleus amboinicus Lour and palm date. The NMA using pairwise comparison demonstrated the effect of C. amboinicus and palm date in the stimulation of the breast milk production was comparable and superior to all comparators.

A Review Article published in 2017 in the journal Nutrition Today found that Fenugreek can be beneficial as an adjunct in controlling high blood glucose and lipid levels in people with diabetes. Taken together, the outcomes from human investigations suggest that fenugreek can be beneficial as an adjunct in controlling high blood glucose and lipid levels in people with diabetes. However, larger, adequately powered, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trials examining multiple measures of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism and insulin homeostasis are needed.

A Meta-Analysis published in 2016 in the journal Journal of Ethnopharmacology found that Fenugreek has hypoglycaemic and total cholesterol-lowering efficacy. A total of 10 articles (12 studies) were included in the analysis. Pooled results showed fenugreek significantly decreased the levels of fasting blood glucose (FBG), postprandial 2 h blood glucose, HbA1c and total cholesterol. In spite of the reductive trends in the triglyceride or LDL-c levels and incremental trends of HDL-c, these results were not statistically significant or need further verification for fenugreek in the treatment of diabetes mellitus and prediabetes. Some studies were of low quality. No liver and kidney toxicity were found in all included studies, and the main side effects were gastrointestinal discomfort.

A Randomised Controlled Trial published in 2014 in the journal Journal of Pediatric Sciences found that Consumption of fenugreek herbal tea and palm dates appears useful in enhancing breast milk production during the initial postpartum period. The study had 75 puerperal women randomized into one of three groups for two weeks: a fenugreek herbal tea group, a palm dates group, and a control group with no galactagogue. Maternal milk volume was gauged on the third postpartum day by manually pumping the breasts. To track the impact on the babies, the infants were weighed on specific days - day 0, 3, 7, and 14. Women who consumed fenugreek or dates had a noticeable breast milk volume increase on the third day postpartum. Additionally, infants who fed on maternal milk from mothers consuming dates registered weight gain on the seventh day. The infants in the fenugreek and the control group on the other hand, were still under their birth weight at this point. By the fourteenth day, there was no significant difference in any of the groups regarding the infant’s weight.

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