COMMON NAME : Gokshura OTHER NAME : Land caltrops, puncture vine, Chhota gokhru. BOTANICAL NAME : Tribulus terrestris Linn. PLANT FAMILY : Zygophyllaceae PART USED : Dried Fruits. OVERVIEW : It is used in folk medicine. The plant contains saponins, diosgenin, gitogenin, chlorogenin, ruscogenin, and 25 D-spirosta-3.5-diene. Kaempferol, kaempferol-3-glucoside, kaemperol-3-rutinoside and new flavonoid tribuloside.
