Tribulus terrestris
New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563
New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563
Tribulus terrestris
Bulliard, Flora Parisiensis, 1776-1781
Bulliard, Flora Parisiensis, 1776-1781
Botanical name:
Tribulus terrestris
Parts used:
Seed
Temperature & Taste:
Neutral (Warm). Bitter, Pungent
Classifications:
3I. APHRODISIACS
I. Medicines for Internal Wind
N. Tonics
Tribulus terrestris
Parts used:
Seed
Temperature & Taste:
Neutral (Warm). Bitter, Pungent
Classifications:
3I. APHRODISIACS
I. Medicines for Internal Wind
N. Tonics
ADVERTISEMENT:
Uses:
1. Benefits Kidney Yang: (Ayurveda, Unani)
-'stimulates Sexual Desire'. (Avicenna)
-Impotence, Spermatorrhea, Premature Ejaculation (Ayurveda)
-low Libido, poor Sperm Quality or Low Sperm Count; used in various modern formulas as an Aphrodisiac.
-Diabetes (Tibetan Medicine)
2. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine, Resolves Stones: (Ayurveda, Unani)
-Edema, water retention
-Cystitis, blood in the Urine, Dysuria, burning Urine;
-Urinary Calculi; Gout. (Ayurveda)
3. Moves the Liver Qi, Resolves Stasis: (Ayurveda, TCM)
-pain and distention of the Liver area, chest or flanks
-Uterine disorders (Ayurveda)
-'good for removing blood stasis, dissolving hard mass' (Shen Nong Ben Cao)
4. Calms Internal Wind: (Ayurveda, TCM)
-rising Liver wind with symptoms such as Headache, Dizziness and Hypertension and other similar Wind disorders (TCM)
-Heart disorders coming from Wind such as Palpitations and Angina Pectoris. (Ayurveda)
-also for Asthma in Ayurveda
5. Stops Wind, Relieves Itching: (Ayurveda, TCM)
-various types of skin disease with marked itching
-Dermatitis, Hives, Scabies, Vitiligo etc.
6. Clears Heat, Benefits the Eyes:
-various eye conditions with Red, Itchy, Swollen or Painful eyes. (TCM)
7. Resists Poison: (Ayurveda, Unani)
-"Commended against Poisons, and restores those who are bitten by Serpents" (Pharmacopoeia Universalis, R. James, M.D., London, 1743);
-"Two dirham (7 gm) of wild hasak is useful in Snake Bite and dose of two dirham (7 gm) with wine is useful in Fatal poisoning". (Avicenna)
-Used for Scorpion stings in Ayurveda.
8. Promotes Milk:
-insufficient Breast milk due to sluggish Liver Qi
9. Kills Worms:
-It has been used for Worms in Ayurveda.
10. Externally:
-ash of the whole plant is used externally in Rheumatic Arthritis.
-"Used with Honey, it proves useful in Foul Ulcers". (Avicenna)
-putrid ulcers of the Gums (Avicenna)
Dose:
Powder: 2–4 grams
Preparation:
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Corrective:
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Powder: 2–4 grams
Preparation:
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Corrective:
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Main Combinations:
Urinary:
1. Dysuria, suppressed Urine:
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iv. Urinary retention, dysuria, stones, Tribulus with ... available in PRO version
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2. Urinary Tract Infection, Burning Urine:
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ii. Tribulus, ... available in PRO version
iii. Tribulus with ... available in PRO version
3. Edema:
i. Tribulus, ... available in PRO version
ii. Tribulus, ... available in PRO version
iii. from Kidney weakness, Tribulus, ... available in PRO version
4. Gravel, Stones:
i.. burning urine and Stones, Tribulus, ... available in PRO version
ii. Tribulus with ... available in PRO version
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5. Diabetes, and to regulate Blood Sugar (especially Phlegm types) Tribulus, ... available in PRO version
Reproductive:
5. Impotence, Aphrodisiac:
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ix. and to increase Virility, Tribulus with ... available in PRO version
6. Premature Ejaculation, Spermatorrhea:
i. Tribulus, ... available in PRO version
ii. Tribulus with ... available in PRO version
7. Seminal Debility:
i. Tribulus with ... available in PRO version
ii. Tribulus with ... available in PRO version
iii. Tribulus with ... available in PRO version
8. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Prostatitis:
i. Shilajit with ... available in PRO version
ii. Tribulus with ... available in PRO version
9. Female Debility:
i. Tribulus with ... available in PRO version
ii. Tribulus with ... available in PRO version
iii. to increase female strength and beauty, Tribulus with ... available in PRO version
10. Leukorrhea, Urinary disorders with Weakness Tribulus seed with ... available in PRO version
11. Infertility, Female debility, Postpartum to strengthen the Uterus, Tribulus with ... available in PRO version
12. Infertility:
i. Tribulus, ... available in PRO version
ii. Tribulus, ... available in PRO version
13. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS):
i. Tribulus, ... available in PRO version
ii. Tribulus ... available in PRO version
14. To promote Breast Milk:
i. Tribulus with ... available in PRO version
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15. Swollen painful Breast abscess, Tribulus with ... available in PRO version
Other:
16. Skin Itchiness and Inflammation:
i. Tribulus seed with ... available in PRO version
ii. Tribulus with ... available in PRO version
iii. Tribulus with ... available in PRO version
17. Eczema, Tribulus with ... available in PRO version
18. Anxiety and Depression, Tribulus with ... available in PRO version
19. Nervous disorders, with ... available in PRO version
20. Parkinsonism, Tribulus with ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Powder of Tribulus (Goksuradi Churna) (Ayurveda)
Tribulus 3 Decoction (Gze ma gsum thang) (Tibetan Medicine)
Turmeric Decoction 4 (Yung ba 4) (Tibetan Medicine)
Emblic 6 (Kyu ru duk pa) (Tibetan Medicine)
Chebula 18 for Urinary Incontinence (Gcin snyi a ru 18) (Tibetan Medicine)
Dhatuvallabha Churna (Ayurveda)
Possessor of Ruby Color (Pad rag mdog ldan) (Tibetan Medicine)
Mandala of the Sun (Se bru nye dkyil) (Tibetan Medicine)
ADVERTISEMENT:
Cautions:
1. Not used in Pregnancy
2. Not used in marked Qi and Blood deficiency
Main Preparations used:
1. Not used in Pregnancy
2. Not used in marked Qi and Blood deficiency
Main Preparations used:
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'This plant is the Gokshuri and Ikshu-gandha of Sanskrit writers. The Hindus use the fruit and sometimes the whole plant; they regard it as having cooling, diuretic, tonic and aphrodisiac properties, and use it in gonorrhoea and dysuria; it is one of the ten plants which go to form the Dasamula Kvatha, a compound decoction often mentioned in Sanskrit works. The ten plants are Desinodium gangeticum, Uraria lagopodioides, Solanum jacquini, Solanum Indicum, Tribulus terrestris, Aegle marmelos, Calosathes Indica, Gmelina arborea, Stereospermum suaveolens, and Premna spinosa. The first five of these are called Hrasva pancha inula, or the
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five minor plants, and the last five, Vrihat pancha mula, or the five major plants.
T. terrestris is the Khasak or Hasak of the Arabs and Persians; it is well described by Ainslie, who says:—"It is a common plant near the Dardanelles, and is called in modern Greek [?]. Dioscorides calls it [?] and Pliny tribulus; they both describe two kinds, 'terrestris' and 'aquaticus.' The latter is the Trapa natans, Linn., or Water Chestnut.* In the Pharmacopoeia of India its use as a diuretic in Southern India is noticed.' (Vegetable Materia Medica of Western India, Dymock, 1885) |