39 peer-reviewed studies · Evidence score: 7.5/10
Kumar S et al. • Diabetes & metabolic syndrome (2023)
Several herbs could be considered as a valuable adjuvant therapy regarding glycemic control of type 2 diabetes patients.
Shabil M et al. • Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) (2023)
Given the wider availability and lower cost of fenugreek, rigorous double-blinded randomized controlled trials should be conducted with fenugreek to understand its true potential as a diabetes control herbal agent.
Pattanittum P et al. • The Cochrane database of systematic reviews (2016)
There is no high quality evidence to support the effectiveness of any dietary supplement for dysmenorrhoea, and evidence of safety is lacking.
Askarpour M et al. • Journal of ethnopharmacology (2020)
Fenugreek supplementation improved lipid parameters in adults.
Liu L et al. • Food chemistry (2025)
This review summarises key factors that enhance quercetin bioavailability, contributing to the development of more effective and practical quercetin supplements or functional foods for better bioac...
Amini MR et al. • High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension (2023)
Supplementation with fenugreek seed, especially in dosages ≥ 15 g/day and durations ≤ 12 weeks, might play a role in reducing SBP, but not DBP.
Isenmann E et al. • International journal of sports medicine (2023)
Seven studies with 449 participants (378 male, 71 female) met the inclusion criteria.
Smith SJ et al. • Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) (2021)
Overall, 9 out of 32 studies demonstrated statistically significant increases in testosterone concentrations.
de Souza LVM et al. • Critical reviews in food science and nutrition (2024)
The evidence presented in the current systematic review indicates that flour-derived foods intake is related to improve cardiometabolic risk factors parameters.
Correia AGDS et al. • Phytotherapy research : PTR (2023)
Further high-quality studies should be conducted to establish the clinical efficacy of herbal medicines.
Payab M et al. • Phytotherapy research : PTR (2020)
High quality trials are still needed to firmly establish the clinical efficacy of the plants in obesity and metabolic syndrome.
Khan TM et al. • Phytotherapy research : PTR (2018)
The NMA using pairwise comparison demonstrated the effect of C. amboinicus and palm date in the stimulation of the breast milk production was comparable and superior to all comparators.
Hassanzadeh R et al. • Current drug research reviews (2024)
The results showed that the effect of fenugreek on pain intensity in dysmenorrhea is highly uncertain.
Fakhr L et al. • Pharmacological research (2023)
Data were analyzed using the random-effect model, and presented as weighted mean difference (WMD) and associated 95 % confidence interval (CI).
Neelakantan N et al. • Nutrition Journal (2014)
Fenugreek significantly reduced fasting blood glucose.
Suksomboon N et al. • Journal of ethnopharmacology (2011)
The current evidence suggests that supplementation with Ipomoea batatas, Silybum marianum, and Trigonella foenum-graecum may improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetes.
Dilokthornsakul W et al. • Complementary medicine research (2022)
No adverse effect directly related to ginger was reported.
Foong SC et al. • The Cochrane database of systematic reviews (2020)
Due to extremely limited, very low certainty evidence, we do not know whether galactagogues have any effect on proportion of mothers who continued breastfeeding at 3, 4 and 6 months.
Mansoori A et al. • Phytotherapy research : PTR (2020)
Results from clinical trials suggest that fenugreek extract supplement has an effect on serum total testosterone levels in male.
Heshmat-Ghahdarijani K et al. • Phytotherapy research : PTR (2020)
Further high-quality studies are needed to firmly establish the clinical efficacy of the plant.