Safety and
Dosage for Tribulus Terrestris herb
Dosage
Tribulus terrestris
is often taken at a dose between 85 to 250 mg three times daily, with meals.
Safety
Pregnant or
nursing women should not use tribulus.
An increase in breast size (called gynaecomastia) in a young male weight
trainer was reported after he took a herbal tablet containing tribulus.
People with hormone-dependent conditions, such as breast or prostate cancer,
should not use tribulus.
Tribulus terrestris has a toxic effect in sheep. It has been found to cause
a chronic, progressive, irreversible disorder in the dopamine circuits of
the nigrostriatal complex in the brain, resulting in impaired muscle
function and weakness in the hindquarters, eventually leading to death.
(the above information is courtesy of
Cathy Wong,
Your Guide to
Alternative Medicine)
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