Tribulus terrestris

Background

Cijili ´ÌÝðÞ¼ Chinese Name (pinyin): Baijili

Chinese Name  :

Common Name  :Tribulus Fruit

Specific Name  : Fructus Tribuli

Scientific Name:
Collection  :

Description  :

Identification  :

Processing  :

Action  :

Indication  :

Precautions  :

Dosage  : 6-10g

Storage  :

Background

Chinese Name (pinyin): Jili

Chinese Name  :

Common Name  :Puncturevine Caltrop Fruit

Specific Name  : Fructus tribuli

Scientific Name:
Collection  : The plant is collected in autumn when the fruit is ripe, dried in the sun. The drug is tapped out and removed from foreign matter.

Description  : Fruit consisting of 5 mericarps, radially arranged, 7 - 12mm in diameter. Often splitting into single mericarp, hatchet shaped, 3 - 6mm long, dorsal surface yellowish green, prominent with longitudinal ribs and numerous spinlets, bearing symmetrically a pair of long spines and a pair of short spines, two lateral surfaces rough, with reticular striations, greyish white. Texture hard, odorless taste bitter and pungent.

Identification  :

Processing  : Eliminate foreign matter.Stir fry: clean and stir fry as described under the method for simple stir frying (Appendix ll D) until a pale yellow colour is produced.

Action  : To subdue hyperactivity of the liver, to promote blood circulation, to dispel wind, to clear the eye of opacity, and to arrest itching.

Indication  : headache and dizziness, distending pain in the chest and costal regions; cessation of milk secretion, mastitis; redness of the eye with formation of nebula; urticaria with itching

Precautions  :

Dosage  : 6 to 9 g.

Storage  : Preserve in a dry place, protected from mould.

Background

Cijili ´ÌÝðÞ¼ Chinese Name (pinyin): Baijili

Chinese Name  :

Common Name  :Tribulus Fruit

Specific Name  : Fructus Tribuli

Scientific Name:
Collection  :

Description  :

Identification  :

Processing  :

Action  :

Indication  :

Precautions  :

Dosage  : 6-10g

Storage  :

Background

Chinese Name (pinyin): Jili

Chinese Name  :

Common Name  :Puncturevine Caltrop Fruit

Specific Name  : Fructus tribuli

Scientific Name:
Collection  : The plant is collected in autumn when the fruit is ripe, dried in the sun. The drug is tapped out and removed from foreign matter.

Description  : Fruit consisting of 5 mericarps, radially arranged, 7 - 12mm in diameter. Often splitting into single mericarp, hatchet shaped, 3 - 6mm long, dorsal surface yellowish green, prominent with longitudinal ribs and numerous spinlets, bearing symmetrically a pair of long spines and a pair of short spines, two lateral surfaces rough, with reticular striations, greyish white. Texture hard, odorless taste bitter and pungent.

Identification  :

Processing  : Eliminate foreign matter.Stir fry: clean and stir fry as described under the method for simple stir frying (Appendix ll D) until a pale yellow colour is produced.

Action  : To subdue hyperactivity of the liver, to promote blood circulation, to dispel wind, to clear the eye of opacity, and to arrest itching.

Indication  : headache and dizziness, distending pain in the chest and costal regions; cessation of milk secretion, mastitis; redness of the eye with formation of nebula; urticaria with itching

Precautions  :

Dosage  : 6 to 9 g.

Storage  : Preserve in a dry place, protected from mould.

Evidence or the Use of Tribulus terrestris in the Treatment of Epilepesy

1st Five Results: pubmed search

Annalisa Chiavaroli, Simonetta Cristina Di Simone, Alessandra Acquaviva, Nilofar Nilofar, Maria Loreta Libero, Luigi Brunetti, Lucia Recinella, Sheila Leone, Giustino Orlando, Gokhan Zengin, Maura Di Vito, Luigi Menghini, Claudio Ferrante
Neuromodulatory Effects Induced by the Association of Moringa oleifera Lam., Tribulus terrestris L., Rhodiola rosea Lam., and Undaria pinnatidifida Extracts in the Hypothalamus.
Chem Biodivers: 2024;e202302075
[PubMed:38527165] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I a)

Shuai Wang, De-Feng Du, Fei Li, Ming-Yue Chen, Hua-Gang Sheng, Chao Zhang, Fei Guo, Zhi Chen, Guang-Shang Cao
"UHPLC-Q-TOF/MS-chemometrics-network pharmacology" integrated strategy to discover quality markers of raw and stir-fried Fructus Tribuli and process optimization of stir-fried Fructus Tribuli.
Phytochem Anal: 2024;
[PubMed:38487966] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I a)

Salwa Bouabdallah, Ion Brinza, Razvan Stefan Boiangiu, Mona H Ibrahim, Iasmina Honceriu, Amna Al-Maktoum, Oana Cioanca, Monica Hancianu, Amr Amin, Mossadok Ben-Attia, Lucian Hritcu
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Pharmaceuticals (Basel): 2024, 17(2);
[PubMed:38399415] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P e)

Parul Tyagi, Mrinalini Prasad, Shivangi Mathur, Rajiv Ranjan
Diosgenin biosynthesis investigation in medicinal herb (Tribulus terrestris) by transcriptome analysis.
Gene: 2024, 893;147937
[PubMed:38381509] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Muhammad Saeed, Mahzaib Munawar, Jannat Bi Bi, Shabbir Ahmed, Muhammad Zia Ahmad, Asghar Ali Kamboh, Muhammad Asif Arain, Muhammad Naveed, Huayou Chen
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Heliyon: 2024, 10(4);e25549
[PubMed:38375303] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P e)