Supplements / Traditional & emerging
Fenugreek
Best for: Performance
Fenugreek is rated limited evidence (tier C on our evidence scale). 300–600 mg standardized extract daily. Morning with food.
Sources last reviewed
When and how to take Fenugreek
- Dose
- 300–600 mg standardized extract daily.
- Timing
- Morning with food.
- Review
- Reassess after 8 to 12 weeks.
- Forms
- standardized fenugreek seed extract
What Fenugreek is used for
- Glucose and testosterone signals in small trials; quality of evidence varies.
- Drug interaction risk; can affect anticoagulants and diabetes meds.
Who should be careful with Fenugreek
- Not appropriate if you take a blood thinner.
- Not appropriate during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Safety checks for Fenugreek
- Not suggested: Anticoagulants and antiplatelets (incl. daily aspirin/NSAID via OTC promotion)
- Not suggested: Daily aspirin or NSAID (direct)
- Not suggested: Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Needs a clinician's OK: Glucose-lowering medications
What to look for when buying Fenugreek
- Preferred third-party verification: Third-party tested (COA).
- Common contamination risks: Mislabeling / identity, Ingredient swapping.
Talk to a clinician first
This is a supplement we won’t link to a specific product without clinician context. Once we offer clinician partner pathways, this is where they’ll appear.
If you’re working with a doctor or qualified practitioner, they can advise on dose, brand, and monitoring.
Your experience
If you’ve tried Fenugreek, you can log how it went. This stays on your device — only you see it.
We frame these as personal experience, not medical claims. Self-reported subjective outcomes are influenced by placebo, regression to the mean, and parallel lifestyle changes. We’ll never present ratings as equivalent to RCT evidence.
Research sources for Fenugreek
- Fenugreek clinical review (reviewed 2026-04-30)
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