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Safety Issues
No significant adverse effects have been noted in any of the clinical trials or human research studies of tribulus. Animal studies performed in Bulgaria are said to have found the herb safe both in the short and long terms. 1 However, it is not clear whether these studies were performed in such a way that their conclusions can be trusted.
Tribulus is known to have a toxic effect on sheep. 2
Note: Women who are pregnant or nursing should not use any tribulus product. If the herb works as described, it might alter hormones in unsafe ways.
References
- Tanev G, Zarkova S. Toxicological studies on Tribestan. Cited in: Zarkova S. Tribestan: Experimental and Clinical Investigations. Chemical Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Sofia; 1985.
- Bourke CA, Stevens GR, Carrigan MJ. Locomotor effects in sheep of alkaloids identified in Australian Tribulus terrestris [abstract]. Aust Vet J. 1992;69:163-165.
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