Fenugreek (Hu lu ba)
Botanical Name:
Trigonella foenum-graceum
Common Name: Fenugreek
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations:
The seeds are gathered and can be used fresh or dried.
Properties & Taste: Pungent with bitter warm
energy.
Meridians: Kidney
Functions: 1. Warm the kidneys and dispel cold.
2.
Abdominal and testicular pain;
3.
Hernia pain and lumbar soreness:
Indications:
1. Poor digestion
2. Cold pain below the waist.
Dosage: 3-9 g
Caution & Contraindications: Do not use when there
is a Yin deficiency with heat.
30 fresh seeds $3.50