Tribulus terrestris

Many friends may not know much about Tribulus terrestris because they have relatively little contact with it in their daily lives. The appearance of Tribulus terrestris is composed of 5 small fruits, which is relatively easy to identify among Chinese medicinal materials. The general effects of Tribulus terrestris on the human body include soothing the liver and relieving depression, dispelling wind and improving eyesight.

The efficacy of Tribulus terrestris

[Nature and flavor and meridians] Pungent, bitter, slightly warm. Enters the liver and lung meridians.

【Effects】Soothes liver and relieves depression, dispels wind and improves eyesight.

【Effects】

1. Dispel wind and soothe the liver: ① Used for hyperactivity of liver yang, with symptoms of headache and dizziness, irritability, and restless sleep, used together with mulberry leaves, chrysanthemum, vitex rotundus, Uncaria rhynchophylla and other drugs. ② Used for liver and kidney yin deficiency, with symptoms of dizziness, tinnitus, headache, irritability, etc., used together with chrysanthemum, cassia seed, and self-cultivation. ③ Used for eye diseases caused by liver heat, with symptoms of red eyes, excessive tears, congestion of the sclera, astringency, pain and fear of light. It can be used together with mulberry leaves, chrysanthemum, amaranth seeds, forsythia, licorice, etc. ④It is used for chest and flank discomfort, milk obstruction, which is caused by liver qi stagnation. It can be used together with green peel, tangerine leaves, and turmeric.

2. It can be used to promote qi and blood circulation for lower abdominal distension and pain, and can be used together with Linderae umbellatae, Paeonia lactiflora, Toosendan fruit, Cyperus rotundus, etc.

3. Dispel wind and relieve itching: used for itching caused by urticaria. For the treatment of vitiligo, this product can be ground into powder and taken 6 grams each time.

【Identification Application】

1. Tribulus terrestris can soothe the liver and dispel wind, and is used for headaches, dizziness, etc.; fried Tribulus terrestris is good at promoting blood circulation and dispelling wind, and is used for red, swollen and painful eyes, etc.; salt Tribulus terrestris can both soothe the liver and relieve depression, and can nourish the kidney and improve eyesight, and is used for dizziness caused by hypertension.

2. Tribulus terrestris and Tribulus terrestris, Tribulus terrestris is sweet and warm, good at tonifying the kidney and nourishing yin to treat the lower part; Tribulus terrestris is bitter and cold, good at clearing and draining liver fire to treat the upper part.

【Compatibility Application】

1. Combined with Astragalus membranaceus and Tribulus terrestris: Astragalus membranaceus and Tribulus terrestris are soft and moist and descending, while Tribulus terrestris is ascending and dispersing. The former is good at tonifying the kidney to treat the lower part, while the latter is good at calming the liver to treat the upper part. The combination of the two medicines has the best effect in calming the liver and tonifying the kidneys.

2. Prepared Polygonum multiflorum: Prepared Polygonum multiflorum nourishes the liver and kidneys, and replenishes the essence and blood; Tribulus terrestris clears and calms the liver, relieves wind and improves eyesight, and promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis. The two medicines are used together to nourish the body and dispel wind evil, nourish the liver and kidneys, and are mainly used to treat headaches, dizziness, and premature graying of hair.

3. Combined with Bombyx Batryticatus: Tribulus terrestris soothes the liver and relieves liver wind. It is most suitable for treating liver qi stagnation, discomfort or pain; Bombyx Batryticatus dispels wind and relieves spasms. The two medicines are used together to calm the liver and dispel wind, relieve shock and relieve pain, and can treat symptoms such as headache and dizziness caused by liver wind disturbance.

4. Combined with chrysanthemum: Both medicines can calm the liver and improve eyesight. Tribulus terrestris is good at dispersing liver depression, while Chujuhua is good at clearing the liver and dispersing heat. The two medicines are used together, one hard and one soft, one clearing and one dispersing, and they complement each other. They are most effective in calming the liver and improving eyesight. They are used to treat liver yang disturbance, stop dizziness, disperse wind-heat, and are effective for headaches caused by liver depression turning into heat and generating wind.

5. Combined with Poria: Poria can promote diuresis and eliminate dampness, strengthen the spleen and harmonize the middle, and has the effect of treating both the symptoms and the root causes of dampness in the liver and spleen. Tribulus terrestris can calm and soothe the liver. The two medicines are used together, one is diuretic and the other is dispersing, both can promote diuresis and calm the liver, remove dampness and turbidity, raise clear yang and stop dizziness, and when the liver qi is balanced and does not affect the stomach, stomachache will be eliminated.

6. Combined with Baiwei: Tribulus terrestris calms the liver and soothes the liver, while Baiwei clears away heat and cools the blood. The two medicines are combined to clear the liver, cool the blood, stop dizziness and improve eyesight.

7. Combined with Toosendan fruit: Tribulus terrestris can soothe the liver and relieve depression, while Toosendan fruit can regulate qi and relieve pain. The two medicines can be used together to soothe the liver and harmonize the stomach, and are most suitable for treating the side pain and abdominal pain caused by liver qi attacking the stomach.

8. Combined with Albizzia julibrissin bark: Albizzia julibrissin bark can calm the mind, remove blood stasis, reduce swelling and relieve pain, while Tribulus terrestris can soothe the liver and relieve depression. The two medicines are used together to treat blood deficiency and liver depression, with symptoms such as stabbing pain in the chest and flanks, enlarged liver and spleen, and itching all over the body.

[Precautions for use] Use with caution in patients with blood deficiency and weak qi and pregnant women.

[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: 6-9 grams, in decoction, or in pills or powder. For external use: take appropriate amount, mash and apply, or grind into powder and sprinkle, or decoct in water and wash.

[Effective characteristics] This product is bitter, warming and unblocking, pungent and dispersing, light and unblocking, good at dispersing wind-heat in the liver meridian, and can also soothe the liver and relieve depression, promote qi and activate blood circulation. It is a product that disperses the lower qi and activates blood circulation. It is often used for headache and dizziness caused by wind-heat in the liver meridian, red eyes and excessive tears, itchy rashes, milk obstruction caused by liver qi stagnation, and lower abdominal pain caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis.