Fenugreek Seed
One of the oldest plants used for medicinal purposes, Fenugreek Seed continues to be used by many cultures, though its regular use as a sultry Kyphi incense is rooted in Ancient Egyptian culture, as the plant grows natively in India and Northern Africa. It was used as a spice for cooking, as well as ground and mixed into a paste for embalming the deceased. The entire plant can be used, though the seeds are most often and hold a slightly bitter taste. It’s unsure when it was exported outside of Egypt, but it’s safe to assume it was early on, with how deeply integrated this herb is Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine.
Fenugreek was believed to help ease and heal burns or stimulate childbirth and sometimes used as a natural contraceptive in folk medicine.. Ancient Greeks used it to cure infections, while it’s used as a tonic in Traditional Chinese Medicine to help prevent weakness of the body and treat leg edema. It can stimulate the stomach and digestive system to help with indigestion and over flatulence. Fenugreek helps to lower cholesterol by stimulating the liver to convert cholesterol bile salts that have become stagnant. The Ancient Egyptians used its paste for embalming, but the same can be used as a poultice for boils, skin infections, abscesses, and low degree burns.
Burn Fenugreek Seed in a metal proof bowl with self-igniting charcoal after a deep meditation or spirit walk to ground back into the reality around you. Its energy seeks to provide protection and will provide assistance in clearing away the debris so one may focus on that which is most important to their highest truth. Use it in combination with other herbs, or alone, to “plant the seed” for prosperity to come into your life and grow as you do. It can also be used in psychic protective magickal workings.
Not for use in pregnancy except under the supervision of a qualified healthcare practitioner.
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I love Fenugreek and I have been using it for years in teas, in food and I often sprout the seeds and put them in salads and sandwiches. My favorite was to use fenugreek powder is to toast a nice piece of whole grain bread and spread some butter on it, sprinkle some flax sees on the toast, then honey. Then I sprinkle Fenugreek Powder and cinnamon on top of the honey. This is delicious! Freugreek powder is an ingredient in pancake syrup and give the syrup a maplely flavor.