The process by which a noxious stimulus results in the conscious perception of pain is called nociception. This process has four elements: 1  Transduction: nociceptors detect potentially damaging (i.e. noxious) stimuli and convert them to electrical pain signals.
Fenugreek (/ËfÉnjÊÉ¡riËk/ ; Trigonella foenum-graecum) is an annual plant in the family Fabaceae, with leaves consisting of three small obovate to oblong leaflets. It is cultivated worldwide as a semiarid crop, and its seeds are a common ingredient in dishes from the Indian subcontinent.uboid-shaped, yellow-to amber-colored fenugreek seeds are frequently encountered in the cuisines of the Indian Subcontinent, used both whole and powdered in the preparation of pickles, vegetable dishes, daal s, and spice mixes such as panch phoron and sambar powder.
The tender leaves and shoots can be added to salad greens, and the extract is used for marinades as well as imitation vanilla, butterscotch, rum, and maple syrup flavoring. Ground to a fine powder, fenugreek seeds are a favorite ingredient in Indian curries, but can add tasty pizzazz to any bland dish.enugreek is one of the oldest cultivated medicinal plants native to southern Europe and Asia. The name itself has an exotic ring, and it should, as widely traveled as it is.