Herb Passport · Lesvos Herbs

Tribulus Terrestris Tincture

Tribulus terrestris

Origin

🇬🇷 Lesvos Island, Greece

Aegean Sea · 39°N 26°E

Dry plains of southern Lesvos

Harvest

Wild-harvested by hand, seasonal cycles

Wild collection

Grows wild on untreated land; collected by hand

Botanical Profile

Ingredients Tribulus Terrestris

Tribulus Terrestris

Dry plains of southern Lesvos

Neutral

Mediterranean tribulus from the dry southern plains. A neutral, mildly bitter, earthy herb with very little aroma.

MorningEveryday cup

Herb profile

Traditional Use EMA HMPC Partial

EMA therapeutic area (reference)

Urinary tract and gynaecology disorders

Reference information from EMA HMPC assessments — not a product indication.

Posology reference

750–1500 mg extract/day (standardised 40–45% saponins)

Max duration: 8 weeks on, 4 weeks off

No EMA HMPC monograph; cycle use recommended; protodioscin has very low oral bioavailability (~6%)

Ask your doctor if this applies

Prostate cancer
Hormone-sensitive cancers
Diabetes medicines
Lithium
Anticoagulant medicines

Safety notes

Avoid in hormone-sensitive conditions and prostate cancer. May interact with lithium, antidiabetic drugs, anticoagulants. Protodioscin has very low bioavailability (~6%).

EMA HMPC reference

Please consult your doctor about the use of any herb.

Pairs well with

Ginkgo Biloba

Harvesting Ethics

We never harvest more than 50% of any wild population per season, rotate collection areas annually, and monitor active compound concentrations per batch. When stress indicators appear, we pause harvesting for the full season.

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Herb profiles reference EMA HMPC assessments where available — not product indications. Please consult your doctor about the use of any herb.

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