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'''Tribulus terrestris ''' is an annual plant in the caltrop family (Zygophyllaceae) widely distributed around the world, that is adapted to grow in dry climate locations in which few other plants can survive.

In Ayurvedic pharmacology==Uses=={{Uses|Wounds}}, tribulus terrestris is used as a powder form of the aerial parts{{Uses|Cuts}}, particularly the fruits{{Uses|Snakebites}}, and it is known in Sanskrit as gokshura{{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, meaning the "cow's hoof"{{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, possibly because the small thorns tend to get stuck on grazing animals. Nevertheless{{Uses|Blotches}}, an unrelated plant{{Uses|Pimples}}, pedalium is also known as gokshura{{Uses|Diarrhea}}, more specifically as bada gokshura ("big cow's hoof"), whereas the gokshura proper is referred to as chhota gokshura ("small cow's hoof"). The two herbs are often found mixed in powder blends used.<ref name="uses"/>{{Uses|Sore throats}}

Gokshura is believed to contribute to overall physical, as well as sexual, strength by building all the tissues, especially shukra dhatu (reproductive tissue) but it is not considered as a particular vajikarana (sexual functions) herb.<ref name="uses2/> It is believed to be useful in kidney, bladder, urinary tract and uro-genital related conditions=Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Fruits}}, where it is said to act as a diuretic{{Parts Used|Leaves}}.

==Common Chemical Composition==Sterols such as beta-sitosterols or stigma. These chemical compounds help to protect the prostate gland from swelling and in combination with the X steroidal saponins, may help to protect the prostate from cancer.<ref name=="chemical composition"/>

* '''English''' - Caltrops* '''Kannada''' - ನೆಗ್ಗಿಲ ಮುಳ್ಳು==Common names==* '''Hindi''' {{Common names|kn=|ml= Nerinnii|sa=|ta=palleru- Gokhrumullu|te=Cinnpalleru|hi=Gokharu |en=Puncture Vine, Caltrop}}

== References Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are pinnately compound with leaflets less than a quarter-inch long}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|4-10 mm wide|Yellow|5-20|The flowers are 4-10 mm wide, with five lemon-yellow petals. A week after each flower blooms}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||10 mm longe|fruit is easily falls apart into four or five single-seeded nutlets||5}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==We have very little information on this species and are not sure how successful it will be in Britain.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|weed in Europe}}, {{Commonly seen|Sandy seashores in Japan}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">"Tribulus terrestris".jpg

Bee (Id ?) on Devil's Thorn flower (Tribulus terrestris) (11884336176).jpg  Devil's Thorn (Tribulus terrestris) (11883835994).jpg </gallery> ==References== <references><ref name="useschemical composition">[https://www.ncbimdidea.nlm.nih.govcom/pmcproducts/articlesherbextract/PMC3361934tribulus/ data05.html "Identification of fruits of Tribulus terrestris Linn. and Pedalium murex Linn.: A pharmacognostical approachchemical constituents"]</ref> <ref name="uses2Leaf">[http://www.shareayurvedaflowersofindia.comnet/catalog/slides/Puncture%20Vine.html "plant description"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https:/ayurvedic-dictionary/glossarypfaf.org/gokshurauser/ GokshuraPlant.aspx?LatinName=Tribulus+terrestrisia "Cultivation details"]</ref>

== External Links ==* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3361934/ Identification of fruits of Tribulus terrestris Linn. and Pedalium murex Linn-A pharmacognostical approach]*[https://enwww.wikipediasciencedirect.orgcom/wikiscience/Tribulus_terrestris article/abs/pii/S0031942213001453 Tribulus terrestrison science direct.com]* [https://www.richters.com/show.cgi?page=QandA/Commercial/20020522-Wikipedia2.html Tribulus terrestris on Richters.com]