Tribulus terrestris L.
Traditional Knowledge
Useful plant parts :
Fruit and root
Uses in traditional medicine :
- Root infusion is taken for bladder stones
- Fresh fruits boiled in water with dried Cinnamon bark is used as a mouthwash for inflammation of the mouth
- Fruit is said to be diuretic and aphrodisiac
- Used as a tonic and an astringent in diarrhoea
- Used to treat cough, spermatorrhoea, scabies and ophthalmia
Scientific Research
Chemical constituents:
β-sitosterol-D-glucoside, flavonoid: kaempferol and its derivatives, flavonoid glucoside: tribuloside from fruits and leaves; steroidal saponins: protodiosc, tribulosin, 5,6-dihydroprotodioscin, neoprotodioscin and their respective sulfates, terrestrosin A–E, desglactotigonin, gitonin, desglucolanatigonin, tiyogenin from aerial parts
Bioactivity :
Tribulosin and β-sitosterol-D-glucoside: anthelmintic; methanol and aqueous extracts of plant: antihypertensive; dried fruit powder: aphrodisiac, increases testosterone level and sperm count; plant extract: hepatoprotective, antioxidative
Clinical:
Whole plant: effective in oligozoospermia; Plant together with Murraya koenigii is effective in benign prostatic hyperplasia
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