Fenugreek extract

These are the amounts published trials administered — not a recommendation, and not a dose to copy. Trial participants were screened, supervised and given a characterised preparation. What is in a retail bottle is frequently not what was studied, and the amount that suits one person is not general advice.

• Studied for Glycaemic markers in type 2 diabetes

  5–100 g

  Limited

  Whole or defatted seed powder, divided doses with meals · 10 days to 6 months

  The extreme upper end came from older Indian trials using very large amounts of seed powder, which is closer to a food intervention than a supplement. Capsules deliver a small fraction of that.

• Studied for Testosterone and sexual function

  500–600 mg

  Not enough

  Standardised saponin extract · 8–12 weeks

  Trials of proprietary branded extracts, mostly small and funded by the ingredient supplier, with inconsistent hormone findings across studies.

• Studied for Breast milk supply

  1725–3000 mg

  Not enough

  Seed powder capsules or tea, divided doses · 2–4 weeks

  Trials are small with subjective or short-term pumping endpoints, and several used herbal blends rather than fenugreek alone.

This is general information about food, not medical advice. It cannot diagnose, treat or replace guidance from a clinician who knows your history.

None of the timings below were directly compared in a trial. They reflect how the research happened to dose, or what the pharmacology implies — which is not the same as a timing being better.

• 🍽️With food

  Limited

  Glycaemic trials dosed with meals because the galactomannan fibre acts on the meal itself. That is mechanistic reasoning, not a tested comparison.

  Timing was not directly compared. This reflects convention or how the compound behaves in the body, not a trial showing this window works better.