DIURETIC AND LITHOTRIPTIC POTENTIAL OF TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS (KHAR KHASAK) LINN.-A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
Taufiq Ahmad* and Nizamul Haque
ABSTRACT
Tribulus terrestris (family Zygophyllaceae), commonly known as
Gokharu or puncture vine, has been used for a long time in both the
Indian and Chinese systems of medicine for treatment of various kinds
of diseases. Its various parts contain a variety of chemical constituents
which are medicinally important, such as Chlorogenin, Tribuloside,
Trigogenin and Harmine. Whole plant and seeds are used as
traditional herbal medicine to treat various ailments such as diuretic,
antiurolithic, aphrodisiac, immunomodulatory, antidiabetic, absorption
enhancing, hypolipidemic, cardiotonic, central nervous system,
hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antispasmodic,
anticancer, antibacterial, antihelmintic, larvicidal, and anticariogenic activities. The review
highlights only the diuretic and litho-triptic activity, which are mentioned in classical Unani
literature.
Keywords: Tribulus terrestris, Unani medicine, Diuretic, Lithotriptic.
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