Puncture Vine | Botanical Medicine

Thursday 11th of March 2010

Many modern herbal medicinal preparations, or isolated from pure substances have a long history of use as a remedy - such as opium, aspirin, digitalis, quinine, and others. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that currently 80% of world population, the herbal medicine for some areas of basic medical care begins. For a large part of the world population, half of which gets by on less than $ 2 per day, drugs are very expensive. In comparison, one can go back in herbal medicine to products of nature that cost less or even nothing.

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Puncture Vine

Name: Small Caltrops
Biological Name: Tribulus terrestris, Tribulus lanuginosus, Tribulus aeylanicus
Zygophyllaceae

Other Names: Small Caltrops, goat head, Puncture Vine, Chota-gokhru, Gokshura
Gokuuru, Ikshuragandha, Nerinjil, Njeringil

Description:
This is a track in the sandy soil throughout India Ayurveda herbal plants is common and Sri Lanka.

Parts Used: Fruit
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Analgesic, aphrodisiac, diuretic, lithotriptic, soothing, refreshing, tonic

Uses

These plants urinary disorders and impotence, kidney diseases and genito-urinary system diseases, account of love, gut, etc. are also useful for uterine disorders gravel, in the treatment of heart disease and many other conditions are used.

Ayurveda practitioners consider these plants are very valuable to improve vitality. It revitalizes the emaciated human system. It strengthens the postpartum woman. It is a potent herbal remedy against AIDS as being read.

Dosage: decoction, powder
Security: Do not use if dehydrated. No other information available.

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