Jodhpur,
Rajasthan,
India
Jodhpur,
Rajasthan,
India
COMMON NAME : Gokshura
OTHER NAME : Land caltrops, puncture vine, Chhota gokhru.
BOTANICAL NAME : Tribulus terrestris Linn.
PLANT FAMILY : Zygophyllaceae
PART USED : Dried Fruits.
OVERVIEW : It is used in folk medicine.
The plant contains saponins, diosgenin, gitogenin, chlorogenin, ruscogenin, and 25 D-spirosta-3.5-diene. Kaempferol, kaempferol-3-glucoside, kaemperol-3-rutinoside and new flavonoid tribuloside.
