Tribulus Terrestris has long been a constituent in tonics in Indian ayurveda practice. It is also used as an aphrodisiac.Tribulus terrestrisextract can produce statistically significant increases in levels of testosterone, dihydrotestosterone and dehydroepiandro
| Health Benefits As an Aphrodisiac |
| | | | Tribulusis effective in case of declined Latinizing Hormone. | | | It is used in returning testosterone to "normal" levels in situations where testosterone is abnormally low such as in chronic or acute hypogonadism, after a steroid cycle, while overtraining, with age associated declines in testosterone, and during extreme and/or prolonged dieting. | | | Tribulusis helpful in treating impotence (also known as erectile dysfunction or ED) | | | Used for increasing sex drive (libido) | | | |
| Mechanism of Action |
| | | | Tribulusextract has been shown to stimulate LH release from the pituitary gland. Tribulus work by increasing the levels of luteinizing hormone. This hormone sends a signal through the body to start producing testosterone which is why it has become popular herbal remedy to increase libido and as a herb to improve fertility naturally. | | | It may also have some peripheral effects as manifested by increased pubic hair in some hypogonadal test subjects. | | | It is speculated that the metabolites of protodioscine may also have mild androgenic properties. The exact mechanism is still vague and current explanations are speculative at best. | | | Protodioscin trigger the release of nitric oxide in corpus cavernosum tissue, and is also reported to produce statistically significant increases in the levels of the hormones testosterone, dihydrotestosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone in animal studies. | | | The popularity of Tribulus as a herbal remedy for erectile dysfunction is because of its ability to relax smooth muscles and by this allowing greater blood flow to the genitals. | |
sterone, [14] and produces effects suggestive of aphrodisiac activity.