Plant Synonyms
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | Gokhru, burragokhur, chhotagokhru, chota-gokhru, goghru, gokharu, gokhru, gokhuru, gokshri, hatechanghara, hussuk, kanti, pili-kante |
| Marathi | Gokhru, ghokaroo, ghokaru, gokru, kaante gokharoo, lahanagokharu, sarata, sarate, sharatte |
| Tamil | Shulamedhi, acacaram, acacuram, accuram, acuvacattiram, acuvacettiram, acuvatattiram, akkavalati, akkilu, akkini , akkinil, antaravaruni, antaravarunikkoti, cherunerinche, cineruncil, ciruneruncil, citiram, cucumam, cukam, cutakakkoti, cutakam, cutam, cuvatattam, cuvatukantakam, cuvatukantakkoti, cuvatukantam, cuvatukantam, ikkukantai, inki, inkucakkanan, inkucukantan, inkucukantan, inkucukkantan, inkukkantan, inkutavakam, irattaccemi, itcukantam, kamaraci, kamaracikkoti, kamarici, kanatanti, katutatinetti, kittiram, kokanamul, kokanamutkoti, kokantakam, kokantam, kokkurapputu, kontakakkoti, kontakam, kontam, kontam, kotimakitam, kurukku, matipam, matipoti, matipoti#, matipoti, mattuppoti, mukkantakam, mukkantaki, mukkantali, nal nenuncil, nallaneruncil, nalnerunci, nalneruncil, nannerincil, nanneruncikkoti, nattuvarikam, nayppanippuntu, nerenjimullu, nerinci, neringie, nerinjal, nerinji, nerunchil, nerunci, neruncil, neruncippaccai, nerunciputum, nerungil, nerunji, nerunjil, nerunjul, ororutali, pacanapeti , palleru, paramatarai, patalamulam , patalamuli , patamuli, peru neruncil, piruntai , sirunerinji, tirikalatakam, tirikantakam, tirikantaki, tirikantakkoti, tirikantam, tirikantam#, tirikantam, tiritantam, tiruvarttaivattam, tumpu, ucaripam, ucaritam, uccitakkoti, uccitam, viruccalapam, viruccalayi, virukkalapam, yanaikkalvananki, yanaikkalvanankipputu, yanaivananki |
| Telugu | Gonertla, chirupalleru, cinnapalleru, nirunji, palleru, pallerumullu, pannaeru mullu, sannaneggilugida |
| Kannada | Gokhru, govina mullu, kirineglu mullu, naegalu mullu, naeggila mullu, negalu, neggila mullu, neggilu, negil-mullu, neglumullu, nerigilu, nerinjimullu, sanna neggilu, sannaneggilugida, sennanegalu |
| Trivial Name | Chota Gokhru |
| English | caltrops, devil's thorn |
| Malayalam | neringil, nerinnil, nerungil |
| Sanskrit | bahukantaka, bhakshataka, canadruma, chanadruma, gokanta, gokantaka, gokantakah, gokhura, gokhurha, gokshua, gokshura, gokshuru, goksura, goksurah, goksuraka, ikshugandha, iksugandhika, kanta, kantaphala, kshudragokshura, kshudrakshura, kshura, laghugokshura, laghugoksuru, palankasha, ractasuadanshtra, ri, sadanga, sadangah, shadanga, shvadanshtra, soodumstra, sthalashringataka, sthalasringataka, sudumstra, svadamstra, svadukantaka, svadunestra, traikantaka, trikantah, trikantaka, vanashringataka, vanasrangata |
| Tibetan | gze ma, gze-ma |
| Urdu | gokharu, gokhru khurd, gokhru khurd nim kofta, khar-e-khasak-khurd |
Tribulus terrestris (Zygophyllaceae) is a procumbent annual or perennial herb with many spreading slender branches, the immature portions covered in a fine silky hair. It is commonly known as Caltrops, Puncture vine and it is distributed throughout tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. Literature survey reveals the presence of Harman, chlorogenin, diosgenin and its acetate, furostanol glycoside, spirosterol saponin and a dihydroxy spirosteroidal sapogenin, saponins C & G, kaempferol, kaempferol-3-glucoside, kaempferol-3-rutinoside, kaempferol-3-b-D- (6”-p-coumaroyl) - glucoside, glucose, amino acids, alkaloids harmine, harmaline, harman and gitogenin in hydrolysed extracts of fruits, roots and leaves. Plant is used as Diuretic.
Source: Ramteke Rajkala et al / IJRAP 2011, 2 (2) 343-349
Chota Gokhru (T. terrestris) The biological active compounds are the alkaloid – Harman and Harmine; the Saponin – Sapogenin, Chlorogenin and Ruscogenin; the Glucosides – Tribuloside and Kaempferol. There are also plenty of resins, reducing sugars, tannins, pero-oxidase and diastase enzymes.
Ancient Science of Life, Vol No. XI No.3 & 4, January – April 1992, Pages 187 - 192
- Mucilaginous water extract of the whole plant is taken as a ·remedy for impotency.
- Ash of the whole plant is good for external application in rheumatism.
- Leaves are used as a paste in the treatment of stones in bladder.
- Decoction of leaves is useful as a gargle for mouth trouble, painful gums and to reduce inflammation.
- Roots are said to be appetiser, diuretic, carminative and anti-inflammatory.
- Decoction of fruit is used as diuretic, demulcent, aphrodisiac and also as tonic.
- It is also used in treating calculous affections and painful micturition and other kidney diseases.
Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003
Tribulus terrestris L. Zygophyllaceae Nerunjil Herb Entire plant Powder Diuretic and Hypertension
Tribulus terrestris L. Herb Whole plant Aphrodisiac; impotency; irritations; cough; diuretic; respriratory problems; fever; headache; heel cracks; insecticidal; wormicidal; oral health care; kidney stones; leucorrhea; urinary disorders; wound; gleets; spermodiarrhoea; veneral diseases General; men Ayyanar et al. 2008, Bhagat et al. 2016, Shanmugam et al. 2012
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Citations
Tribulus terrestris. (2024, July 7). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribulus_terrestris