Latin Name Tribulus terrestris L.

Family Zygophyllaceae

Part of the Plant Used Seeds

Active Ingredients Saponins/Protodioscin

Protodioscin Molecular Formula: C33H40O15

Protodioscin Molecular Mass: 1049.199

Protodioscin CAS No: 55056-80-9

Molecular Structure of Protodioscin

Product Specification

40%, 60%, 80%, 90% Total Saponins UV

10%, 20%, 40% Protodioscin by HPLC

Product Introduction

Tribulus terrestris is a weedy flowering plant, native to warm temperate and tropical regions in the world. It can thrive even in desert climates and poor soil. The fruit contains semidrying oil, saponins, peroxidase, proteins and inorganic matter. It has been used in the traditional medicine of China and India for centuries. The plant has significant diuretic action. It is commonly prescribed in urolithiasis, crystalluria, aging and non specific impotence It is also useful for uterine disorders, diseases of the hear. Ayurveda practitioners consider this herb to be very valuable in improving vitality.In the mid-1990s, tribulus terrestris became known in North America after Eastern European Olympic athletes said that taking tribulus helped their performance.

Applications

Pharmaceutical stuff

Functional food and food additive