Fenugreek. Learn more:

• It is a beneficial hormonal balancer during premenstrual syndrome and menopause.
• It helps regulate blood glucose levels, therefore helping people with type 2 diabetes. It stimulates insulin secretion.
• Helps lower "bad" cholesterol
• Traditionally used for breastfeeding and breast enlargement
• Provides antioxidants that help delay aging
• It helps improve food digestion. It helps expel accumulated gas from the gastrointestinal tract and improves intestinal inflammation.
• Helps prevent or combat constipation
• It has an anti-inflammatory effect and helps reduce cholesterol levels.
• Encourages rest and improves sleep states
• It helps in the treatment of dandruff, boils or skin wounds, due to its antifungal and antibacterial action.
• Increase muscle mass
• It may be helpful in relieving heartburn or acid reflux.

Fenugreek is an excellent source of protein, fat, starch, and sugar, as well as minerals such as calcium, iron, and magnesium, and vitamins A, C, D, B6, and B12.

Fenugreek is one of the oldest cultivated medicinal plants, native to southern Europe and Asia. The name itself has an exotic ring to it, and it should, given how far it has traveled. A popular plant cultivated in the Mediterranean, Argentina, North Africa, France, India, and the USA, fenugreek is already mentioned in ancient Egyptian papyrus writings around 1500 BC. Because it is used in so many cultures, this herb has many different nicknames: bird's foot, Greek straw, and bockshornsame are a few.