Fenugreek

yogigupta skrev:
On Apr 24, 3:14 pm, Workingmom wrote:
I have a Danish friend staying in Houston.

She needs fenugreek - to treat a urinal infection.

Where do you buy fenugreek in the USA??

Tine, Ditmar

You can buy Fenugreek at any Indian Store. You can also buy it online.
It is sold online in United States for breast enahncement. In reality,
it does work to increase milk production if u are nursing ur child


That I'm perfectly aware of :-)

After all I've been reading this news group since my daughter (now 14)
was 1 - LOL

In Denmark no-one knows the use of fenugreek for that - isn't it strange?

Tine, Denmark

In Denmark no-one knows the use of fenugreek for that - isn't it strange?

I've only heard about it on the internet, I'm sure there are people in the
UK who have used it for milk production and I'd bet there are people in
Denmark too, but it's not sold for this purpose, I was quite surprised on
the vast range of supplements specifically labelled and packaged for
breastfeeding women in the US, I think in general things are less
specifically marketed in the UK, so you can get fenugreek capsules, but it
would be on the shelf in alphabetical order and herbs and supplements rarely
suggest what they might be used for, I wonder if it is a legal thing, I've
seen some homeopathic things that appear to be the same brand in the US as
the UK, in the US, they will say on the bottle what the use is, in the UK
there will be a booklet on the shelf that you can look it up in, but it
won't say on the bottle.
Anne

"Anne Rogers" wrote in message
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In Denmark no-one knows the use of fenugreek for that - isn't it strange?

I've only heard about it on the internet, I'm sure there are people in the
UK who have used it for milk production and I'd bet there are people in
Denmark too, but it's not sold for this purpose, I was quite surprised on
the vast range of supplements specifically labelled and packaged for
breastfeeding women in the US, I think in general things are less
specifically marketed in the UK, so you can get fenugreek capsules, but it
would be on the shelf in alphabetical order and herbs and supplements
rarely suggest what they might be used for, I wonder if it is a legal
thing, I've seen some homeopathic things that appear to be the same brand
in the US as the UK, in the US, they will say on the bottle what the use
is, in the UK there will be a booklet on the shelf that you can look it up
in, but it won't say on the bottle.
Anne

Until not long ago, I had no clue what fenugreek was. Someone here had
suggested it to me, although I can't remember who it was.
I'm in Canada, and I have never heard of it before. I asked a friend of
mine, and she as well had never heard of it. No one I talked to (currently
breastfeeding moms or past breastfeeding moms) knew about it. I finally
brought it up with my cousin, and she said that she had recently heard about
it when she was pg with her DD2 (same age as my DD2) and she said she heard
about it through her midwife. In all honesty, I didn't even know we had
midwives here. I tried to search back when I was first pg with DD2, as that
was something I thought I'd like to possibly consider. Closest midwife I
could find was in another city, 3 hours away. Not sure where my cuz found
her midwife, but it was this lady that informed her of fenugreek (as
midwives seem to be more for the natural or herbal stuff over perscriptions
and drugs, it seems)

I know my bottle of fenugreek (capsules, from the health food store) said
not to take while pregnant or nursing. It did mention something about
helping for weight loss or controlling appetite, IIRC. I asked the lady at
the store about the nursing issue, she just smiled and said she sells more
fenugreek to nursing moms than anyone else.

xkatx wrote:
Until not long ago, I had no clue what fenugreek was. Someone here
had suggested it to me, although I can't remember who it was.
I'm in Canada, and I have never heard of it before. I asked a friend
of mine, and she as well had never heard of it. No one I talked to
(currently breastfeeding moms or past breastfeeding moms) knew about
it. I finally brought it up with my cousin, and she said that she
had recently heard about it when she was pg with her DD2 (same age as
my DD2) and she said she heard about it through her midwife. In all
honesty, I didn't even know we had midwives here. I tried to search
back when I was first pg with DD2, as that was something I thought
I'd like to possibly consider. Closest midwife I could find was in
another city, 3 hours away. Not sure where my cuz found her midwife,
but it was this lady that informed her of fenugreek (as midwives seem
to be more for the natural or herbal stuff over perscriptions and
drugs, it seems)
I know my bottle of fenugreek (capsules, from the health food store)
said not to take while pregnant or nursing. It did mention something
about helping for weight loss or controlling appetite, IIRC. I asked
the lady at the store about the nursing issue, she just smiled and
said she sells more fenugreek to nursing moms than anyone else.

I had never heard of it, either. It was never mentioned to me by the
midwives at the hospital, either.

At the moment, at least where I live, there seems to be a great fenugreek
drought. I tried a health food store and the woman looked at me with this
blank look and then the man pointed it out on the shelf. They only had the
capsules, which I found to be a bit too expensive ($AU35 - don't know how
many were in there but they were large and the bottle was small so not too
many!). This was one of those large chain health food stores with big tubs
of whey for weightlifters and innumerable weight loss products out the
front. Ugh!

Then I tried another health food store and they had the seeds at $AU6 for
100 grams so now I'm happily drinking my fenugreek tea. When I asked about
it at this second store, the woman immediately knew what I was talking about
and said that at the moment she only has this one brand of fenugreek as
other health food companies had stopped making it!

Engram

"Engram" wrote in message
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xkatx wrote:
Until not long ago, I had no clue what fenugreek was. Someone here
had suggested it to me, although I can't remember who it was.
I'm in Canada, and I have never heard of it before. I asked a friend
of mine, and she as well had never heard of it. No one I talked to
(currently breastfeeding moms or past breastfeeding moms) knew about
it. I finally brought it up with my cousin, and she said that she
had recently heard about it when she was pg with her DD2 (same age as
my DD2) and she said she heard about it through her midwife. In all
honesty, I didn't even know we had midwives here. I tried to search
back when I was first pg with DD2, as that was something I thought
I'd like to possibly consider. Closest midwife I could find was in
another city, 3 hours away. Not sure where my cuz found her midwife,
but it was this lady that informed her of fenugreek (as midwives seem
to be more for the natural or herbal stuff over perscriptions and
drugs, it seems)
I know my bottle of fenugreek (capsules, from the health food store)
said not to take while pregnant or nursing. It did mention something
about helping for weight loss or controlling appetite, IIRC. I asked
the lady at the store about the nursing issue, she just smiled and
said she sells more fenugreek to nursing moms than anyone else.

I had never heard of it, either. It was never mentioned to me by the
midwives at the hospital, either.

At the moment, at least where I live, there seems to be a great fenugreek
drought. I tried a health food store and the woman looked at me with this
blank look and then the man pointed it out on the shelf. They only had the
capsules, which I found to be a bit too expensive ($AU35 - don't know how
many were in there but they were large and the bottle was small so not too
many!). This was one of those large chain health food stores with big tubs
of whey for weightlifters and innumerable weight loss products out the
front. Ugh!

Then I tried another health food store and they had the seeds at $AU6 for
100 grams so now I'm happily drinking my fenugreek tea. When I asked about
it at this second store, the woman immediately knew what I was talking
about and said that at the moment she only has this one brand of fenugreek
as other health food companies had stopped making it!

Engram

Ok, here's a really stupid question...
The seeds... I bought 2 bags (400g each, for about $2CAN) of the seeds. I
thought I could grind them up and make my own powder type stuff like they
have in the capsules. A bottle of 100 capsules = $10CAN at least. Bottle
of 250 capsules = along the lines of $22-$25CAN. These seeds seemed so much
better and they were so cheap. I tried to chop and grind them up but found
it was like grinding and chopping small rocks. How do you make the tea?
Just boil these seeds in water or something?

xkatx wrote:
Ok, here's a really stupid question...
The seeds... I bought 2 bags (400g each, for about $2CAN) of the
seeds. I thought I could grind them up and make my own powder type
stuff like they have in the capsules. A bottle of 100 capsules =
$10CAN at least. Bottle of 250 capsules = along the lines of
$22-$25CAN. These seeds seemed so much better and they were so
cheap. I tried to chop and grind them up but found it was like
grinding and chopping small rocks. How do you make the tea? Just
boil these seeds in water or something?

That's pretty much what the instructions on the box said. 1 teaspoon seeds,
1 cup water, boil, then simmer for 10 - 15 minutes, strain the seeds and
drink. It's a yellowish-brown foul tasting brew... It boils down a fair bit
so I add a bit of boiled water to make it up to a full cup. Presumably the
good stuff is still in there even when I dilute it. I just coldn't drink it
undiluted. Too horrible! I tried and gagged.

Engram

In article ZlfZh.13561$JF6.11583@edtnps90, says...


Ok, here's a really stupid question...
The seeds... I bought 2 bags (400g each, for about $2CAN) of the seeds. I
thought I could grind them up and make my own powder type stuff like they
have in the capsules. A bottle of 100 capsules = $10CAN at least. Bottle
of 250 capsules = along the lines of $22-$25CAN. These seeds seemed so much
better and they were so cheap. I tried to chop and grind them up but found
it was like grinding and chopping small rocks. How do you make the tea?
Just boil these seeds in water or something?

Aha, this is something I have actually done before. First you need to
crack or crush the seeds, because they are tough and will not brew very
well whole. Next, I would suggest mixing them with fennel to make the
tea. Fennel is also a galactogogue, reduces colic in babies, and also
has a pleasant taste. Try by starting off mixing them 50/50. Use a
heaping tablespoon of seeds for a quart (liter) of water. Make sure the
teapot is warm and the water is at a full boil when you pour it on.
Let the tea steep for a lllooooooonnnnngggg time, until the tea is
easily cool enough to drink. You will get the best results if you start
drinking the tea at tea time (say 4 PM) and finish the quart by bed
time.

Good luck,

In article ,
says...
xkatx wrote:
Ok, here's a really stupid question...
The seeds... I bought 2 bags (400g each, for about $2CAN) of the
seeds. I thought I could grind them up and make my own powder type
stuff like they have in the capsules. A bottle of 100 capsules =
$10CAN at least. Bottle of 250 capsules = along the lines of
$22-$25CAN. These seeds seemed so much better and they were so
cheap. I tried to chop and grind them up but found it was like
grinding and chopping small rocks. How do you make the tea? Just
boil these seeds in water or something?

That's pretty much what the instructions on the box said. 1 teaspoon seeds,
1 cup water, boil, then simmer for 10 - 15 minutes, strain the seeds and
drink. It's a yellowish-brown foul tasting brew... It boils down a fair bit
so I add a bit of boiled water to make it up to a full cup. Presumably the
good stuff is still in there even when I dilute it. I just coldn't drink it
undiluted. Too horrible! I tried and gagged.

Engram



Yeah, well. I am not sure I like this method. Please see the recipe I
posted in response to xkatx message. I think if you try it, it will
work just as well, and you will like the taste a LOT better. Actually
boiling the seeds make the tea bitter.

Larry

On Apr 29, 11:19 am, "xkatx" wrote:
"Anne Rogers" wrote in message

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In Denmark no-one knows the use of fenugreek for that - isn't it strange?

I've only heard about it on the internet, I'm sure there are people in the
UK who have used it for milk production and I'd bet there are people in
Denmark too, but it's not sold for this purpose, I was quite surprised on
the vast range of supplements specifically labelled and packaged for
breastfeeding women in the US, I think in general things are less
specifically marketed in the UK, so you can get fenugreek capsules, but it
would be on the shelf in alphabetical order and herbs and supplements
rarely suggest what they might be used for, I wonder if it is a legal
thing, I've seen some homeopathic things that appear to be the same brand
in the US as the UK, in the US, they will say on the bottle what the use
is, in the UK there will be a booklet on the shelf that you can look it up
in, but it won't say on the bottle.
Anne

Until not long ago, I had no clue what fenugreek was. Someone here had
suggested it to me, although I can't remember who it was.
I'm in Canada, and I have never heard of it before. I asked a friend of
mine, and she as well had never heard of it. No one I talked to (currently
breastfeeding moms or past breastfeeding moms) knew about it. I finally
brought it up with my cousin, and she said that she had recently heard about
it when she was pg with her DD2 (same age as my DD2) and she said she heard
about it through her midwife. In all honesty, I didn't even know we had
midwives here. I tried to search back when I was first pg with DD2, as that
was something I thought I'd like to possibly consider. Closest midwife I
could find was in another city, 3 hours away. Not sure where my cuz found
her midwife, but it was this lady that informed her of fenugreek (as
midwives seem to be more for the natural or herbal stuff over perscriptions
and drugs, it seems)

I know my bottle of fenugreek (capsules, from the health food store) said
not to take while pregnant or nursing. It did mention something about
helping for weight loss or controlling appetite, IIRC. I asked the lady at
the store about the nursing issue, she just smiled and said she sells more
fenugreek to nursing moms than anyone else.- Hide quoted text -

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I swear by this product. It's very consentrated. I think you couod
probably order it online. Fenugreek drought? Is that real? Anyway, I
buy this from whole Foods, but here's the website:
http://www.motherlove.com/product_more_milk_plus.php