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Trigonella foenum-graecum L. - Fabaceae - fenugreek, greek clover, greek hay, Bockshornklee, Griechischer Bockshornklee, Griechisches Heu
Taprooted annual herb, 30-60cm high, native to Asia and the Mediterranean region; axillary flowers solitary or in pairs, cream to pale yellow; pods linear, up to 10cm long, with up to 20 seeds; seeds rhomboid;
„The specific epithet foenum graecum means Greek hay.“ http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigonella_foenum-graecum
„… charred fenugreek seeds have been recovered from Tell Halal, Iraq, (carbon dated to 4000 BC) and Bronze Age levels of Lachish and desiccated seeds from the tomb of Tutankhamen.“ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenugreek
Traditionally used as digestive tonic, demulcent, expectorant. „The characteristic foenugreek smell is ascribed to 3-hydroxy-4,5-dimethyl-2[5H]-furanone (sotolon); the bitter taste to the furostanol glycosides.“ [MPW]
Fenugreek is the source of the sotolone present in curry powder. „Furthermore, it is interesting to note that sotolone seems to be relatively stable in the seed, since the sample from Egypt (25mg/kg) was already seven years old.“ [Blank, I.; Schieberle, P.; Grosch, W. Quantification of the flavour compounds 3-hydroxy-4,5-dimethyl-2(5H)-furanone and 5-ethyl-3-hydroxy-4-methyl-2(5H)-furanone by a stable isotope dilution assay. In Progress in Flavour and Precursor Studies; Schreier, P.; Winterhalter, P., Eds.; Allur. Publ.: Wheaton, USA, 1993, pp. 103-109] http://www.imreblank.ch/Bioflavour_1993_103.pdf
