What You Need To Know About Tribulus Terrestris?
Tribulus terrestris herb grows naturally in many parts of the world including the Americas, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Tribulus is considered a noxious weed found abundantly on roadsides and vacant lots whose seeds are sharp and painful to step on. The foliage of tribulus is toxic to livestock, especially sheep, when consumed daily in large quantities. The fruits / berries of tribulus are the parts most often used in traditional medicine. The composition of different substances within tribulus is likely to vary depending where in the world it grows.
It is a tap rooted herbaceous perennial plant that grows as a summer annual in colder climates. The stems radiate from the crown to a diameter of about 10 cm to over 1 m, often branching. They are usually prostrate, forming flat patches, though they may grow more upwards in shade or among taller plants. The leaves are pinnately compound with leaflets less than a quarter-inch long. The flowers are 4–10 mm wide, with five lemon-yellow petals. A week after each flower blooms, it is followed by a fruit that easily falls apart into four or five single-seeded nutlets.
Tribulus has been shown to enhance sexual behaviour in an animal model. It appears to do so by stimulating androgen receptors in the brain. Tribulus species are perennial, but some grow as annuals in colder climates. The leaves are opposite and compound. The flowers are perfect (hermaphroditic) and insect-pollinated, with fivefold symmetry. The ovary is divided into locules that are in turn divided by “false septa” (the latter distinguish Tribulus from other members of its family).
Pregnant or nursing women should not use tribulus. An increase in breast size (called gynaecomastia) in a young male weight trainer was reported after he took a herbal tablet containing tribulus. People with hormone-dependent conditions, such as breast or prostate cancer, should not use tribulus. Tribulus terrestris has a toxic effect in sheep. It has been found to cause a chronic, progressive, irreversible disorder in the dopamine circuits of the nigrostriatal complex in the brain, resulting in impaired muscle function and weakness in the hindquarters, eventually leading to death.
Tribestan is a completely natural non-hormonal herbal (phytochemical) biostimulator derived from the plant Tribulus terrestris L., Bulgaricum, which contains predominantly saponins of furostanol type, with prevailing quantity of protodioscin (not less than 45% in Tribestan). It is a natural herbal alternative to synthetic anabolic hormones without any clinically proven toxic effects.
The active compounds in tribulus are steroidal saponins, including furostanol glycosides and spirostanol glycosides. These saponins are found primarily in the leaf of the plant.
Tribulus terrestis naturally jumpstarts the body to increase production of luteinizing hormones (LH). In a female, when LH is increased the cells in the ovaries are stimulated and estrogen is increased. More estrogen for females helps maintain satisfactory sexual function and helps with the daunting symptoms of menopause. Think of tribulus terrestis as natural hormone replacement therapy for women.
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