TRIBULUS

(Lat.). n. m. Tri"b'u2l(u*l)-u3s(u<s). Gr., Tpt/SoAoy. Fr., herse, tribute. Ger., Burzeldorn. Caltrops; a genus of the ZygoDhyUefB. The Tribulece are a subdivision of the Zyqnphyllece. [a, 35.] T. cistoides. Fr., herse cistoide. Turkey-blo om; a West Indian species. The roots are used as an aperient, and the bruised leaves as a maturant. [B, 35.] T. lanuginosug. An East Indian species. The leaves and root are used as a diuretic, the seeds in gonorrhoea and dropsy, and the herb as an astringent and anthelminthic. [a, 35.] T. maximus. Ger., gro er Burzeldorn. A West Indian species. The root is used in laxative ptisans, and the leaves in emollient poultices or in salves in skin diseases, [a, 35.] T. terrestris. Fr., herse (heri e), croix de chevalier (ou de Malte), her be (ou saliaot, ou tribule) terrestre, tribute commun. Ger., gemeiner Burzeldorn, Erdstachelnu . Land-caltrops, the rptjSoAos of Dioscorides; found in southern Europe, Asia Minor, and northern Africa. It was formerly used as an astringent tonic in dysentery, haemorrhages, etc. [a, 35.] TRIBUTUM: (Lat.), n. n. Tri2b-uat(ut)'u3m(u*m). From tribuere, to render. A tribute. T. lunare. See MENSTRUATION. [s. 644]