Abstract

VERSATILE USES OF NOVEL HERB KHARE KHASK (T. TERRESTRIS L.) IN ETHANOMEDICINE

Lubna Fatima*, Arshiya Sultana, Saad Ahmed and Masuma Zaki.

Abstract

The usage of medicinal plants for disease management has become atheurapetic modality. In Unani literature numerous drugs arementioned which have immense medicinal properties. Kharekhask(Tribulus terrestris Linn) is one of them. It has long been in use as aUnani drug for different ailments such as ehtabase haiz (amenorrhea)and amraze rehm(uterine disease) etc as it has mudire baul wahaiz(diuretic and emmenegogue), muhallile auram(anti-inflammatory),muqawwie bah (aphrodisiac) etc properties. Tribulus terrestriscontains steroids, saponins, flavonoids, alkaloids, unsaturated fattyacids, vitamins, tannins, resins, nitrate potassium, aspartic acid andglutamic acid. Moreover, it has been pharmacologically proven for itsaphrodisiac, CNS depressant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antispasmodic, diuretic andestrogenic effects. In the present review, we focus on taxonomy, chemical constituents anduses of Kharekhask(Tribulus terrestris) in Unani system of medicine.

Keywords: Kharekhask, Tribulus terrestris, Unani drug.