Caltrops
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Botanical Name |
Tribulus terrestris |
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Family |
Zygophyllaceae |
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Other Names |
Goklru |
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Habitat |
Wastelands |
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Description |
Thorny perennial creeper. Flowers: pale yellow. Leaves: pinnate |
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Native to |
Asia, Europe, South Africa |
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Parts Used |
Fruit, root, flowers |
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Actions |
Aphrodisiac, emmenagogue |
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Constituents |
Fruit: Saponins –protodioscin, terrerstrosins A-E, gitonin, desglucolanatigonin, tigogenin, furostanol glycosides Ligans –tribulusamides A and B Flowers: saponins based on ruscogenin,hecogenin, diosgenin. Ligans –tribulusamides A and B |