Medicinal properties of gokshura - Tribulus terrestris Linn.

gokshura :

gokshura : Tribulus terrestris Linn. It is used for body-building,  to relieve the uro-genital system, and also comes with aphrodisiac properties.

Taxonomical Classification

Family: Zygophyllaceae


VERNACULAR NAMES

English: puncture vine, small caltrops

Synonyms

Synonyms in Ayurveda: gokshura, gokantak, swadamshtra, svadamshtra, trikantak, vanasharungat, canadrum, kshurak, palankasha, kantaphal, bhalshyatak, kantaki, kantaka


Ayurvedic Formulations:

Common Ayurvedic Formulations of gokshura with their Indications
Agasthya Rasayanam - Agasthya Rasayana for asthma
Bahushala Guda
Brahma Rasayana
Sukumaram Kashayam

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