Abstract: The present invention provides a nutraceutical composition, a process for the preparation of the nutraceutical composition useful for amelioration of pen- and post-menopausal symptoms in women. The nutraceutical composition is stable, directly compressible, water soluble, free flowing form having particle size not more than 2.0 ?m comprising extract of Trigonella foenum-graecum, at least one bioavailable form of magnesium and vitamin E. The present invention also provides a method of treating ameliorating, treating and/or preventing pen- and post-menopausal discomforts in a subject suffering from pen- or post-menopausal symptoms comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the nutraceutical composition.