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MeSH Heading: Tribulus
Tree Number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.987.849
Unique ID: D032444
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D032444
Scope Note: A plant genus of the family ZYGOPHYLLACEAE. Members contain steroidal saponins. Ingestion by grazing animals causes PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS called geeldikkop (yellow thick head) in South Africa.
Entry Term(s): Goathead; Puncture Vine; Tribulus terrestris
Registry Numbers: txid66647; txid210369
Related Numbers: txid210369
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
Date Introduced: 2003/01/01
Last Updated: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Tribulus MeSH Descriptor Data 2026