Sand Tribulus (Tribulus terrestris)
沙苑蒺藜shā yuàn jí líShayuanjili
Tribulus terrestris · Plant
1
Indications
6
With studies in people
Cautions
May interact with hormone levels; caution with hormone-sensitive conditions; may affect blood glucose; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Sand Tribulus for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Hypertension Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Sand Tribulus does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DiureticBenefit HeartBenefit KidneyBenefit Sexual
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Tribulus terrestris and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antioxidant83 records, 16 in people
- Benefit Diuretic12 records, 3 in people
- Benefit Heart25 records, 7 in people
- Benefit Kidney32 records, 6 in people
- Benefit Sexual61 records, 32 in people
- Hypertension Syndrome20 records, 5 in people