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Plant Tribulus terrestris (Zygophyllaceae)

Common Names
Puncture-vine
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
25-D-SPIROSTA-3,5-DIENE 0 Plant not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf not available 420.0 -0.40 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASH 0 Leaf 46000.0 167000.0 0.85 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASTRAGALIN 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf not available 33500.0 1.03 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CAMPESTEROL 2 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 146000.0 686000.0 0.59 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CHLOROGENIN 3 Plant not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CRACILLIN 0 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
DAUCOSTEROL 5 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DESOXYDIOSGENIN 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSGENIN 7 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSGIN 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit 35000.0 50000.0 -0.26 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
FAT 0 Leaf not available 5000.0 -1.03 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FAT 0 Seed 292000.0 378000.0 0.59 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FIBER 15 Leaf 64000.0 278000.0 1.44 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
GITOGENIN 1 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 2 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 1 UNESCO. 1960. Medicinal Plants of the Arid Zones. eds.(botany) I.C. Chopra, B.K. Abrol and K.L. Hands; eds (pharmacology), R. Paris and G. Dillemann UNESCO, Place de Fontenoy, Paris 7E. 96 pp.
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition