El fenogreco es muy utilizado en la cocina india, donde se tuesta un poco, siendo así su sabor es menos amargo y que recuerda al caramelo o al jarabe de savia de arce. Puede consumirse entero, machacado o germinado. De esta última manera resulta delicioso en las ensaladas, aportando una textura crujiente. Las semillas de Trigonella foenum-graecum también se puede cocer al vapor. Se trata de una variedad de legumbre de uso similar a la de los cereales. Es muy rico en nutrientes y es usado (entre otras cosas) contra la pérdida de peso por su poder aperitivo. También en la prevención de la caída del cabello y para mejorar el aspecto de la piel.
El fenogreco o alhova en la medicina tradicional se utiliza para facilitar la digestión; contra la halitosis (mal aliento); también en el tratamiento de sinusitis; congestión pulmonar. Reduce la inflamación y combate las infecciones. Esta semilla también es muy conocida como galactagoga o agente productor de leche. La usan las madres lactantes y también se asocia con el incremento del tamaño de mamas.
También es muy apreciado en el tratamiento contra la anorexia. El fenogreco posee un efecto anabólico (por su composición química). Aumenta la masa corporal; el apetito; la salud mental y mejora los ciclos de sueño.
Los suplementos de fenogreco o alholva han demostrado reducir los niveles de colesterol; triglicéridos y lipoproteínas de baja densidad. Algunas pruebas en humanos han demostrado que los efectos antidiabéticos de estas semillas aminoran muchos los síntomas asociados con diabetes tipo I y II; tanto en humanos como en modelos animales (Bash et as., 2003; Sinnivas, 2005).
Hay estudios recientes que confirman que la semilla de fenogreco o alholva demostró que puede proteger contra cánceres de tipo experimental del seno (Amin et al., 2005) y del colon (Raju et al., 2006).
El Trigonella foenum-graecum se comercializa en forma de cápsulas y es muy recomendada como suplemento dietético para el control de la hipercolesterolemia y diabetes en la medicina alternativa.
El tamizaje fotoquímico de las semillas de fenogreco contiene: esteroides, terpenoides, alcaloides, flavonas, taninos, fenoles y saponinas. Contienen:
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