Abstract

EFFECT OF FENUGREEK SEEDS (TRIGONELLA FOEUM GRAECUML.) ON HEAMATOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE OF PREGNANT AND NON PREGNANT EWES

Samia A. A. Hassan*, Sania A. I. Shaddad, A. K. Muddathir, Amna E. H. Mohammed

Abstract

One of the important legumes as a source of protein is Fenugreek seed (Trigonella Foeum-graecium). It is used as food and as a medicine to cure certain ailiments. Fenugreek is considered as a highly nutritive seeds since it contain essential and non essential amino acids. The active substances are Trigonelline, galactamman, choline, sterod, saponins and Flavonainds other pharmacological properties of Fenugreek (Rao et al., 1996) is to stimulate appetite and increase milk production and progesterone, oxytocin and thyroid hormone levels. So it considered to be as autcrine stimulant and to induce labour (Bing et al., 1991) and it was used as spermicidal and contraceptive agent. The present study was designed to investigate the effects of Trigonella Foenum of oral administration on biochemical, haematologial on pregnant and non pregnant ewes.

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