Herbridge,28 May,2010-With its main active ingredient 4-Hydroxyisoleucine,Fenugreek P.E. has been used in the treatment for type-2 diabetes.Clinical trials found that 4-Hydroxyisoleucine could stimulate the production of insulin.

    China and India are the first to develop common fenugreek seed for medical application.Fenugreek has been regarded as a medicinal plant in India and used both as food and medicine in China for many years.Recent studies showed that 4-Hydroxyisoleucine has the ability to significantly promote the production of insulin.It has bright future as the treatment for type-2 diabetes.

    TSI Health and Science owns patent related to fenugreek extract in US.A few manufacturers in India are supplying fenugreek ingredients.However,fenugreek extract is still in consumer-education stage,the international market has small demand.

    There are not many suppliers for fenugreek extract in China,let alone the enterprises devoted to the development of fenugreek extract.According to herbridge.com,Xi'an App Chem-Bio (Tech) Co., Ltd  aims to creat fenugreek ingredients.Zhang Xiaoyan,R&D manager,App Chem-Bio said,"App Chem-Bio has placed fenugreek development program on the agenda.We can provide 20%,40%,60%,80%,95% fenugreek extract now.We can supply 95% fenugreek extract in large quantity with the recent improved technology."In addition,other suppliers in China can only offer proportion fenugreek extract,especially 10:1.The price is around 80RMB/kg.

    Zhang added,fenugreek also contains other valuable ingredients such as discin and bottle gourd pakistan rubber(fenugreek gel).If they succeed in the development of these ingredients,the cost of high content fenugreek extract will be further decreased,and the price will be more competitive.

    China has abundant fenugreek resource.So the raw material supply will not see shortage in the near future.According to surveies from App Chem-Bio,the 4-Hydroxyisoleucine content in the fenugreek seed varies extremely in different areas.The price for fenugreek seed with  industrial value is between 6000 and 8000 yuan per ton.