Zygophyllaceae · fruit
Gokshura
Tribulus terrestris
The catalog's mutravaha plant. Sports 'testosterone booster' claims are not this monograph.
Safety first
Classical mutravaha fruit. Modern sports-hormone marketing outruns the classical file and the mixed testosterone-trial literature. Rare liver-injury and prostate-symptom cautions appear in supplement reports.
Tradition vs trials
Traditional record. Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia: gokshura fruit in urinary and vata-reproductive language. Dashamula lists often include it.
Trial literature. Human sports/hormone trials conflict and often fail to show a testosterone rise in healthy men. LUTS files are not guideline care.
Practical ranges
Educational ranges — not a prescription. Culinary use is not an extract.
fruit / extract
Classical fruit ranges in API; saponin extracts are product-specific and not a hormone protocol
Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India — Educational range only — not a prescription. A licensed clinician individualizes product, dose, and duration.
Pregnancy, nursing, children
- Pregnancy. Avoid.
- Nursing. Insufficient reliable data; avoid unless a clinician directs otherwise.
- Children. Insufficient reliable data; avoid unless a clinician directs otherwise.
Contraindications
- pregnancy
- as a testosterone replacement
- do not delay retention or hematuria workup
Key interactions
- hormonal therapies · caution
Marketing claims invite stacking with hormones; evidence is weak and the stacking is still a clinician problem.