Tribulus, Caltrop, Ci Ji Li 刺蒺藜 Tribulus, Caltrop, Devil’s ThornCi Ji Li (TCM)Gokhru, Goksuradi (Ayurveda)Nerunci Mul (Siddha)Hasak (Unani)Gze Ma  གཟེ་མ།  (Tibetan) TribulusOrtus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Bulliard, Flora Parisiensis, 1776-1781 Tribulus terrestris plant(Photo by Bernard DUPONT) (Wikimedia) Tribulus terrestris seed(Photo by Roger Culos, edited) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Tribulus terrestrisLocal varieties reportedly used include T. lanuginosus, T. subramanyamii, T. alatus Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Neutral (Warm). Bitter, Pungent“According to Dioscorides these two kinds of hasak are Cold and Dry but other physicians believe it to be Hot in the beginning of the first degree and Dry in the first degree. The latter description applies well to the hasak found in our country”. (Avicenna) Classifications: 3I. APHRODISIACSTCM:I. Medicines for Internal WindN. Tonics Uses: Benefits Kidney Yang: (Ayurveda, Unani) ‘stimulates Sexual Desire’. (Avicenna)Impotence, Spermatorrhea, Premature Ejaculation (Ayurveda)low Libido, poor Sperm Quality or Low Sperm Count; used in various modern formulas as an Aphrodisiac.Diabetes (Tibetan Medicine)Traditionally said to promote body weight.Rasayana in general Debility. (Ayurveda)In Tibetan formulas for Kidney weakness, Sexual Debility, Edema, and Osteoporosis, and is regarded as a Brain Tonic.“Stimulates Sexual desire” (Avicenna)=”Long-term use helps muscle growth, brightens the eye and makes the patient happy and vigorous”…

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