English name- Puncture vine, goathead.( dhakate gokhru)
Tribulus terrestris
Tribulus terrestris- Dhakate gokhru- is found in topical climate of the world. It is found mainly in India, America, and Australia.
Tribulus terrestris is known as kanti Gokharu and pedalium murex as Bada Gokharu. Medicinal uses are more or less same for both the varieties.
Tribulus terrestris is an herb of zygophyllaceae plant family. This is an annual herb. The leaves are about 1-5 cm. long. The leaflets are 3-6 pairs and oblong to ovate or elliptic. The flowers are yellow. The fruits are about 5-12 cms. In diameter with 2 hard spines.
Usage-
The whole plant is a tonic . The roots of Gokharu are one of the constituents of Dash Moola.- Roots of ten herbs. This is powerful combination fo many ailments. The fruits which are as small berries are anti spasmodic in addition,aphrodisiac. The fresh leaves and stem which are kept in water from thick mucilage. This mucilage is priced highly as a tonic and it cures spermatorrhoea,dysuria and impoetence. Gokharu is one of the constituents of rasavan churna. Rasvan churna is combination of Galo ,Gokharu and Amla. Three common herbs. These herb can be accounted as herbal supplement because of body vitalizing property.
Known as an other language-
Hindi Name-Chote Gokharu
Marathi Name-sarapte,Dhakate Gokharu
Gujrathi Name-kanti gokharu
Bengali Name- Goxuri
Kannada and Telugu Name- chiripilleru
Sanskrit name-vana shrungatak
Botanical Name-Tribulus terrestris
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