Abstract
Tribulus terrestris L. (Zygophyllaceae) is an annual plant widely distributed in warm temperate and tropical regions of southern Asia, Africa, parts of Eastern Europe, and Australia. The fruits of T. terrestris have a long history of use in traditional Chinese medicines for the treatment of high blood pressure, eye problems, edema, abdominal distention, sexual dysfunction and veiling. 1,6 This plant is also used as an aphrodisiac, diuretic and nervine in Ayurveda, and in Unani, another system of Indian medicine. 2 Preparation containing steroidal glycosides of T. terrestris extracts are used in contemporary medicines and food supplements as a component of drugs effective in treating impotence (Tribulus Terrestris in Canada and TRIB-650 in USA) and cardiovascular diseases (Xin-nao-shu-tong in China). 3,4 Phytochemical studies of this plant have yielded several steroidal saponins, flavonoids, phenolic amides, and alkaloids. 5-15
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