Fenugreek

Fenugreek is popular as a spice and medicine in India. It is a tonic to digestion and the digestive organs, and so is used as a spice in heavy or difficult-to-digest dishes such as beans.

It is also tonic to the respiratory, nervous, and reproductive systems, used for allergies, chronic cough, bronchitis, migraine, to promote milk and maintain healthy breast tissue, and for male infertility. Modern research has shown that it can reduce bad cholesterol without affecting the good cholesterol, and that it can lower blood sugar levels in patients with mild diabetes.