Yellow Vine

The scientific name of Yellow Vine: Tribulus Terrestris Linn

Name of  Yellow Vine in different languages:-

English: Puncture-vine, Caltrop, bullhead, cat’s head, goat head, devil’s eyelashes, devil’s thorn, devil’s weed,

Hindi: Bindii, burra gokharu.

Sanskrit: Gokshura

Malayalam: Njerinjil ഞെരിഞ്ഞിൽ

Plant description:

Puncture Vine or Goathead ( Tribulus Terrestris) is a tropical herb, that grows to 1 m. tall, leaves are pinnate and oppositely arranged, stem branched, the flowers are lemon yellow in color, petals. The nuts are hard, bear 2 to 4 sharp spines, about 10 mm long and 6 mm wide, and resemble goat’s heads.

Useful plant parts:

Fruits, leaf, and root

Leaf Arrangement

Shape-Odd-pinnate	Margin-Entire	Venation-pinnate

Medicinal uses:

To increase physical and sexual power, useful in the treatment of kidney, bladder, urinary tract disorders, Vata disorders, TB, etc.

Chemical contents of Yellow Vine:

Oryzalin, benefin, Adaptogen

Warning: Do not use it in the time of breastfeeding and pregnancy, it may cause very low blood sugar.

Yellow Vine is one of the ingredients in Ayurveda medicines like-

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