Survey of biological activity on trigonellafoenum graecum leaves

Natural products have been a major source of new drugs. Plants are used medicinally in different countries and are a source of many potent and powerful drugs. Medicinal plants are used by 80% of world population as the only available medicines especially in developing countries. Over the past twenty five years, interest in medicinal plants has grown enormously from the use of herbal products as nature cosmetics and for self-medication by the general public for their biological effects. Trigonellafoenum commonly known as Fenugreek used as a spice and the leaves are edible and used as vegetable in many part of India. Fenugreek seed is reported to have anti-diabetic, anti-cancer, anti-microbial, anti-parasitic, anti-fertility, lactation stimulant and hypocholesterolaemic effects. In Ayurveda, both fenugreek seeds and leaves are used to prepare extracts or power for medicinal use.