Evidence brief · Supplement
Fenugreek for Sexual function / libido
Evidence grade C — Standardized extracts
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 1
- graded outcome
- 0
- references listed
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1 at grade C — 1 graded row
What is known
Each outcome with its grade (how strong the evidence is, A to D), the size of the effect where the entry records one, and how often studies agree.
- Sexual function / libidoEvidence grade C
Standardized extracts
Smallmixed
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Thin evidence: Sexual function / libido (grade C).
The evidence in words
The verdict
For sexual function / libido, Fenugreek earns evidence grade C (small effect, mixed consistency) — the evidence is limited or mixed. Standardized extracts
How it might work
Proposed to inhibit hormone-metabolizing enzymes and improve sexual function; the testosterone story is inconsistent across products.
How to use it
500–600 mg/day of a standardized extract.
Safety & cautions
Generally safe; maple-syrup body odor is common, and it has mild glucose-lowering and antiplatelet effects.
Bottom line
Reasonable for libido and general vigor; don't count on the testosterone claims. Standardized extract, ~500–600 mg/day.
How it is used
As the entry records it, from the studies it summarises. Not a recommendation for you — doses that suit a trial population may not suit you.
- Standard
- 500–600 mg/day standardized.
Goes with
- FenugreekRead the full Fenugreek monographEvidence grade C
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Fenugreek for TestosteroneEvidence grade C — InconsistentEvidence grade C
- Tongkat Ali for LibidoEvidence grade C — SubjectiveEvidence grade C
- Tribulus Terrestris for LibidoEvidence grade C — Hormone-independentEvidence grade C
- Tribulus Terrestris for TestosteroneEvidence grade D — No increaseEvidence grade D
Sources
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Last revised . A grade is this entry's reading of the evidence, not medical advice.