Fenugreek’s Healing Powers in Ayurveda
In Ayurveda, fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum), known as “Methi,” is considered a powerful medicinal herb. It has antioxidant, anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory properties.
How Can You Use Fenugreek in Ayurvedic Home Remedy?
Enhancing breast milk
Add 3 grams of fenugreek seeds when preparing your tea.
Reducing menstruation pain
Add 5 grams of fenugreek seeds to a cup of tea. Consume three times a day for the first 3 days of the period for two consecutive cycles.
Reducing blood glucose level
Boil 1/2 teaspoon each of fenugreek, fennel, and coriander seeds in 2 cups of water for 10 minutes. Strain and drink warm twice a day.
Hair care
Make a paste from fresh fenugreek seeds or leaves. Apply the paste over the scalp and leave it for 30 minutes. Afterward wash your scalp with lukewarm water. This method has proven to act as hair conditioner, hair strengthener and in reducing dandruff.
Treating fever
Put 2 teaspoons of fenugreek seeds with half a teaspoon of lemon juice and half a teaspoon of honey into a cup of tea.
Aparna K. BAMS, MD, PhD
Aparna is one of the few specialists worldwide with a PhD in Ayurveda. Born into an Ayurvedic family which operates a traditional Ayurvedic Panchakarma hospital in Kerala, India, she grew up observing her father, the renowned Dr Padmanabhan.
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