Tribulus terrestris seed
LATIN NAME: Tribulus terrestris
COMMON NAME: Puncture Vine
Puncture vine is the fine, tough, low, creeping plant of the dry, open ground, and its small, bright-yellow, five-petalled flowers and the hard, spiny, star-like fruits have made it a familiar of the warm, dry regions for a very long time. The low, creeping plant carries the small, pinnate leaves of the many small leaflets, and the small, bright-yellow flowers open through the long warm season, to be followed by the hard, woody, spiny, star-like fruits. The plant has a long and careful record in the traditional practice of the region, and it is a fine, hardy, easy plant of the dry, sunny garden. It is a plant of the warm, open, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
Puncture vine has a strong and well-documented place in the plant science, and the plant has been studied for a long time for its record in the traditional practice of the region. The chemistry of the fruits and the leaves, which have a very long record of use, has been looked at closely, and the plant keeps showing up in the work on the traditional remedies and the hardy plants of the dry regions. The small, bright-yellow flowers and the spiny, star-like fruits have also made it a fine curiosity of the garden, and it is a regular subject of the studies of the dryland herbs and the traditional practice of the warm world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Puncture vine is grown for the small, bright-yellow flowers and the curious, spiny fruits. The bright-yellow flowers open through the long warm season and are a fine food for the small bees, and the hard, spiny, star-like fruits are one of the most curious of the dryland fruits. The plant has a long and careful record in the traditional practice of the region, and it has been written up in the botanical and the herbal papers for its long history of use. In the garden it is best given its own dry, sunny corner, for the spiny fruits can be sharp underfoot. It is a fine, hardy plant of the warm, dry garden.
Puncture vine is one of the hardiest of the dryland plants, and the small, bright-yellow flowers open through the long warm season. The plant has a long and careful record in the traditional practice of the region, and the hard, spiny, star-like fruits are one of the most curious of the dryland fruits, best given their own dry corner in the garden.
In the right spot the puncture vine is a fine, dependable, hardy plant, and it asks for very little beyond the sun and the dry, well-drained ground. The bright-yellow flowers keep opening through the warm season, and the spiny, star-like fruits follow them along the ground, giving the plant its fine, curious look.
To grow the puncture vine from seed, soak the small, hard seeds in warm water for a day or chip the hard coat, then sow them at a shallow depth in pots of moist, free-draining soil, keep them in a bright, open spot and water gently. The seedlings come through within a couple of weeks and grow on fast in the warmth. With the sun and the dry, well-drained ground, the bright-yellow flowers and the spiny, star-like fruits will be there through the warm season.
Tribulus terrestris has been used for centuries in ancient Greece, India and Africa to rejuvenate the body. It wasn’t until the mid-eighties however, when a team of Bulgarian researchers determined that it may elevate growth compound production by increasing the blood levels of LH.
The rest is history. Tribulus has been used by some of the world’s most elite athletes, but is still safe enough for the weekend ironman.
Tribulus, a traditional Ayurvedic herb commonly known as the “puncture vine”, has been used for centuries in Europe for increased drive and performance. Tribulus has been shown to increase LH (luteinizing hormone) production and boost testosterone levels. Tribulus exerts its testosterone-elevating effects by stimulating an increase in LH, which is responsible for “telling” your body to produce testosterone. As a result, Tribulus as also been shown to increase energy and stamina, and to speed muscle recovery after muscle fibers have been broken down as a result of exercise.