Tribulus terrestris

675licensed products
1 monograph
Capsule, Tablet, Granules +2

Health Canada Monographs

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TRIBULUS -TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS
Oral

Approved Health Claims

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  • Traditionally used in Ayurveda as Mutrala (diuretic)
  • Traditionally used in Ayurveda as Vrsya (aphrodisiac) for men
  • Traditionally used in Ayurveda to help relieve Arsa (haemorrhoids)
  • Traditionally used in Ayurveda to help relieve Mutrakrcchra (difficult/painful urination)
  • Used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for headache and dizziness, distending pain in the chest and the hypochondrium, acute mastitis, red eyes and nebula, itching caused by rubella
  • Used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to calm the Liver and anchor the yang: for headache, vertigo, or dizziness from ascendant Liver yang
  • Used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to dispel wind and stop itching: for any kind of skin lesion with significant itching, such as hives
  • Used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to dispel wind-heat and brightens the eyes: for red, swollen, and painful eyes as well as increased tearing
  • Used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to dredge the Liver qi to smooth its flow while dispersing constraint and clumping: for pain and distention in the chest or flanks or insufficient lactation, from constrained Liver qi
  • Used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to pacify the Liver, invigorate blood and dispel wind, improve vision, and relieve itching
  • The above uses can be combined on the product label if from the same traditional or non-traditional system of medicine (e.g., Traditionally used in Ayurveda to help relieve Arsa and Mutrakrcchra)
  • For multi-ingredient products: To prevent the product from being represented as a "traditional medicine", any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Tribulus is traditionally used in Ayurveda as Mutrala). When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required
  • To prevent the product from being represented as a "traditional medicine", any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Tribulus is traditionally used in Ayurveda as Mutrala)
  • When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required

Approved Dose Ranges

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PopulationDose RangeFrequency
Adults 18 years and older6–10 gramsper day
Adults 18 years and older20–30 gramsper day
Adults 18 years and older3–6 gramsper day

Cautions & Contraindications

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cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if symptoms persist or worsen.
cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are pregnant (Chen and Chen 2004).
cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you have qi or blood deficiency (Bensky et al. 2004).
contraindicationDo not use if you have low blood pressure or liver deficiency (Bensky et al. 2004; Chen and Chen 2004).
adverse_reactionStop use if hypersensitivity/allergy occurs (Bensky et al. 2004)
adverse_reactionWhen using this product diuretic effect may occur.

Alternative Names

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Caltrop(common)Cat's-head(common)Common dubbletjie(common)Devil's-thorn(common)Devil's-weed(common)Goathead(common)Gokshura(common)Goksura(common)Ji li(common)Puncturevine(common)Puncturevine caltrop(common)Tribulus(common)Tribulus terrestris

Common Quantities in Licensed Products

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100 mg52 licensed products
150 mg48 licensed products
35 mg43 licensed products
50 mg43 licensed products
75 mg35 licensed products
250 mg33 licensed products
60 milligrams32 licensed products
500 mg31 licensed products
200 mg29 licensed products
25 mg28 licensed products

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