Pregledni rad

https://doi.org/10.5513/JCEA01/25.1.4119

Tribulus terrestris L. - a review

Jaroslav NEUMANN ; Faculty of Agriculture and Technology, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Branisovska 1645/31a, 370 05 České Budejovice, Czech Republic *
Kristyna Š. LÍBALOVÁ ; Faculty of Agriculture and Technology, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Branisovska 1645/31a, 370 05 České Budejovice, Czech Republic
Petr KONVALINA ; Faculty of Agriculture and Technology, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Branisovska 1645/31a, 370 05 České Budejovice, Czech Republic
Pavel SMETANA ; Faculty of Agriculture and Technology, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Branisovska 1645/31a, 370 05 České Budejovice, Czech Republic
Petr VRÁBLÍK ; Faculty of Environment, Jan Evangelista Purkyne, University in Usti nad Labem, Pasteurova 3544/1, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
Miloslav ŠOCH ; Faculty of Agriculture and Technology, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Branisovska 1645/31a, 370 05 České Budejovice, Czech Republic

* Dopisni autor.

Sažetak

Tribulus terrestris L. is an annual herb, known worldwide as a noxious weed or as medicinal plant. Phytochemicals from Tribulus terrestris are well known in area of fitness suplements for muscle gain, in medicine, where those phytochemicals are used to treat cancer, obesity, diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, inflammatory diases and especially fertility in both women and man. Animal studies showed an increase in ovulation, an improvement in spermatogenesis and increase in the number of sperm, lowering serum glucose, triglycerides and cholesterol in diabetic mice.

Ključne riječi

saponins; protodioscin; diosgenin; biologically active substances

Hrčak ID:

315558

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/315558

Datum izdavanja:

25.3.2024.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: češki

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