tribulis terrestris

[Aladin]

In the Facebook group, someone reported very good results with the ayurveda herb tribulis terrestrial... (used in India as a natural testosterone booster. It would also help with premature orgasms, would improve the quality of erections...  a natural viagra in short)

Worth a try maybe...

[berlin1984]

Thanks for mentioning.
I have it and sometimes take it.

I believe that in general to take a different Testosterone booster each day can help. (some boosters lose effect after some weeks, so recommendation is to cycle).

(This is in line with the fact that we all seem to have Testosterone on the lower end, same as having Vitamin D on lower end. Vitamin D is a precursor to Testosterone).

 (Some things that claim to enhance Tesosterone actually don't in studies, but might still help for POIS because of other reasons. We need to stop seeing supplements/herbs as single-acting. They can act on a lot of things).

Suppversity: https://suppversity.blogspot.com/search/label/tribulus%20terrestris
Examine.com: https://examine.com/supplements/tribulus-terrestris/

[drop247]

Can you copy and paste their post here? I'm interested in their protocol.

[Aladin]

He doesn't mention much. This is literally his post:

Hi everybody, I want to share with you my experience with tribilus. It perfectly solve my problem !!! The herb has many benefits but most of them are not scientefecly proved. I tried 300mg every day in the morning. Now I dont have any depression or headache or eyes problem or lack of concentration... i even want to make sex for other times and i recover quickly after orgasm. For me it is resolved!

[drop247]

Thanks. It sounds like his POIS was very minor if he had it at all.

[berlin1984]

I have it and sometimes take it.

I believe that in general to take a different Testosterone booster each day can help. (some boosters lose effect after some weeks, so recommendation is to cycle).

I'm now more often taking it and I think it improves the day after quite a bit.
I feel I have less fatigue and better mood control (combined with the adaptogens and vitamins I'm taking, see signature)
I can highly recommend to try it.

This website https://learn.1balance.com/post/benefits-of-gokshura/ claims that it influences quite a lot of things we've been talking about here in the forum:
"1. Manages Blood Pressure
2. Supports the Kidneys
3. Increases Mental Resilience (incl dopamine)
For Men?s Health
promotes the conversion of the male hormone testosterone to dihydrotestosterone, which then:
    Drives red blood cell (RBC) production in the bone marrow, which means better blood circulation and greater stamina"

Healthline also mentions it improves immune system. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/tribulus-terrestris#TOC_TITLE_HDR_7
It's as always unfortunate that herbs won't get (many) trials and research, so I'd check for historical evidence in traditional medicine.

Apparantely there are different kinds of Tribulus Terestris, with slightly different effects depending on where grown. I'm taking Tribulus Max by GEN (German Elite Nutrition... yeah, what a name!  )

I don't find an English source for this at the moment, but it's claimed to increase LH levels (and relates to DHEA) and increases FSH receptor sensitivity(?)

Overdoses can lead to a persistent erection. (not good)

[BoneBroth]

I made this compilation of Testosterone boosters: https://poiscenter.com/forums/index.php?topic=3572.0