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Botanical Name: | Tribulus terrestirs Linn. | |
| Sanskrit Name: | Gokshura | ||
| English Name: | Small caltrops | ||
| Family: | Zgophyllaceae | ||
| Occurrence: | mixed forest | ||
| Habit: | Herb | ||
| Parts used: |
Fruits |
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Medicinal uses: |
Fruit has cooling , diuretic, tonic and aphrodisiac properties. Fruits are used in painful micturition, calculus affection, urinary discharges and impotence. In form of infusion, it is useful as a diuretic in gout, kidney diseases and gravel |
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Fruits contain traces (0.001 %) of an alkaloid, a fixed oil, a small quantity of essential oil, resins and nitrates. | ||
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