Other Names: Puncture vine, goat's-head, bindii, bullhead, burra gokharu, Gokshura, bhakhdi, caltrop, small caltrops, cat's-head, devil's eyelashes, devil's-thorn, devil's-weed, puncture vine, puncturevine, tackweed, ഞെരിഞ്ഞിൽ<br> is an annual plant in the caltrop family (Zygophyllaceae) widely distributed around the world, that is adapted to grow in dry climate locations in which few other plants can survive. It is an invasive species in North America.It is a herb that has been used in the traditional medicine of China and India for centuries.In the mid-1990s, tribulus terrestris became known in North America after Eastern European Olympic athletes said that taking tribulus helped their performance.
==Special Precautions of Tribulus Terristristerristris==
*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.
==The benefits of Tribulus Terristris terristris are==
The active compounds in tribulus are called steroidal saponins. Two types, called furostanol glycosides and spirostanol glycosides, appear to be involved with the effects of tribulus. These saponins are found primarily in the leaf.
* Promotes healthy fluid levels and proper function of the genitourinary system