Puncture Vine
Tribulus terrestris
Zygophyllaceae (Caltrop Family)
Medicinal Minute with Ginger Webb
09 October 2023
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TXA note from Ginger:
In Ayurvedic medicine, the spiky fruit of Tribulus are called "gokshura" and have a strong affinity for the kidneys, urinary tract, the reproductive organs.
Ginger Webb, Community Herbalist, Botanist, Teacher & Mentor
Ginger Webb has been practicing herbalism for nearly 30 years, as a community herbalist, clinical herbalist, herbal medicine maker, wild plant lover, botanist, and teacher. She has trained scores of people to be herbalists through her programs at Sacred Journey School of Herbalism.
Her mission is to keep alive the craft of herbalism through modeling the age-old wisdom of being in right relationship with the plants, and she teaches her students to be stewards of the Earth and the plants first, and to make medicine only when the plants wholeheartedly provide consent.
