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Published 30 May 2021
This week, I want to start by appreciating those who have been sending texts asking for the seedlings of Picralima nitida (Abere) to plant in their homes. It shows my discussion on having home orchards is yielding fruits. Do you know that medication commonly prescribed for males with low sperm count called Manix capsules? Most men know it. Tribulus terrestris is part of its ingredients and that is the plant I will be discussing today. It is part of the plants I saw at the medicinal plant Gardens of the Pharmacognosy Department, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, when I went there last year. I do not have the local names but out of its many English names, I have chosen puncture vine. If you Google Tribulus terrestris, you will see images of the plant.