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[[File:Starr 030612-0063 Tribulus terrestris.jpg|thumb|right|''Gokshura'', ''Tribulus terrestris'', ''Small Caltrops'']]
'''Tribulus terrestris''' is an annual plant in the caltrop family. It is widely distributed around the world, that is adapted to grow in dry climate locations in which few other plants can survive.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Impotency}}, {{Uses|Painful urination}}, {{Uses|Kidney diseases}}, {{Uses|Gout diseases}}, {{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Leprosy}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Psoriasis}}, {{Uses|Congestion}}.
===Food===Tribulus terrestris is an annual plant can be used 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 surviveFood. Young leaves and tender fruits are cooked as vegetable.<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Common names=={{Common names|kn=ನೆಗ್ಗಿಲು Neggilu, ನೆರಿಗಿಲು Nerigilu|ml=Nerinnii|sa=Ashvadanshtra|ta=Palleru-mullu|te=Cinnpalleru|hi=Gokharu|en=Puncture Vine, Caltrop}}<ref name="Common names"/> ==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=== ===Nutritional components===Tribulus terrestris Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-A, B and C; Alkaloides; Tannins; Phenols; Flavonoides; Flavonal glycosides; Steroidal saponins; Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sulphur, Zinc<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/> ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Pinnate|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|Fruiting season is April to August}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Gokshuradi churna]] * [[Gokshuradi guggulu]] * [[Dashamoolarishta]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/> ==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"/>. Tribulus terrestris is available throughout the year<ref name="chemical composition"/>. ==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"> Bee (Id ?) on Devil's Thorn flower (Tribulus terrestris) (11884336176).jpg|FlowerFile:Tribulus terrestris - Bindii at Theni (10).jpg|FlowerFile:Starr 030612-0062 Tribulus terrestris.jpg|LeavesFile:Tribulus terrestris - Bindii at Theni (8).jpg|Fruits Devil's Thorn (Tribulus terrestris) (11883835994).jpgFile:Starr 030612-0066 Tribulus terrestris.jpg|Fruit </gallery> == References == <references><ref name="useschemical composition">[https://www.ncbimdidea.nlm.nih.govcom/products/pmcherbextract/articlestribulus/PMC3361934data05.html Chemical constituents]</ ref> <ref name="Leaf"Identification >Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of fruits Medicianal Plants of Tribulus terrestris Linn. Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Pedalium murex LinnSonal Vrishni, Page No.374</ref><ref name="Common names">[https: A pharmacognostical approach//sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/t/tribulus-terrestris Common names]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Tribulus+terrestrisia Cultivation details]</ref><ref name="uses2Ayurvedic preparations">[httphttps://www.shareayurvedaeasyayurveda.com/2012/10/19/tribulus-benefits-dosage-side-effects-medicines-ayurvedic-dictionarydetails/glossaryAyurvedic preparations]</gokshura/ Gokshura]ref><ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.148, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
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== 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]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Zygophyllaceae]]
