TRIBULOS TERRESTRIS, A MALE HORMONE, FOR TESTOSTERONE | TRIBULOS TERRESTRIS -FOR TESTOSTERONE- A MALE HORMONE

Botanical name-Tribulous terrestris Linn

Family—Zygophyllaceae

Common names

Bengali—Gokhru

English–Calthrops

French—Croix de chevalier

Hindi—Gokhru, Gokshri

Malayalam—Neringil

Sanskrit—Bahukantaka, Gokhura, Ikshugandha

Tamil—Nerunji, Sirunerinji

Telugu—Chirupalleru, Palleru.

Occurrence and DistributionTribulus is widespread in warm regions around the world, including West Rajasthan and Gujarat, and is found in dry soils of waste places, road sides, and deserts.

DescriptionThe root when fresh is slender, fibrous, cylindrical, and light brown in color. Leaves stipulate, opposite, typically unequal, abruptly pinnate. Leaflets 4-7 pairs, 6-12 mm long, oblong mucronate with appressed hairs beneath and more or less so on the upper surface, base rounded, oblique, entire, almost sessile or with very short petioles.

April through August sees the emergence of flowers and fruits.

**Part used—**Whole plant

Chemical constituents–Tribulus is primarily composed of glycosides and saponins, including chlorogenin, diosgenin, and its acetate; gitogenin; astragalin; dioscin; gracillin; harman; hecogenin; ruscogenin; trillin; furostanol glycoside; spirosternol saponin; and a dihydroxy spirosteroidal sapogenin; terrestrodsis

HOMOEOPATHIC USES–—Tribulous can increase the amount of luteinizing hormone (LH), which is produced by the pituitary gland and stimulates the testes to secrete more testosterone, the male hormone, giving men mastery over sexual performance. LH is also essential for libido, muscle growth, and generating male energy, confidence, and stamina.

It is a good remedy for partial impotence caused by overindulgence of aging or when accompanied by urinary symptoms, incontinence, painful micturition, etc. It is useful in urinary affections, especially dysuria, and in debilitated states of the sexual organs, as expressed in seminal weakness, ready emissions, and improved semen, prostatitis, calculous affections, and sexual neurasthenia.

Prescribed dosethree times a day, 10 to 20 drops of the tincture.

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