A year ago
Russell Levan single-handedly took on the noxious weed, the puncture vine aka goathead thorn that plagues all bike riders along Leucadia's rail corridor.
Remarkably, eighty volunteers took part in this goathead thorn eradication event. It is the first of many more in the years to come. Change comes slowly when a real menace has taken hold. This is a fair metaphor for negatives that take root in our community while we weren't paying attention. Amirite?
Levan is a former Parks & Recreation Commissioner, is a Leucadia family man, business owner who takes his civic engagement very seriously. His activism is the hand-on kind, but he also attends City Council meetings, Environmental Commission meetings, Encinitas Union School District Green Team and all the General Plan Update workshops, open houses, etc. He is a real hero when it comes to citizenship in practice.
For his two daughters and the community this man is the
ΓΌber volunteer with a life long commitment to the common good. Here is one organizing suggestion we offer Levan. There seems to be over representation of women and children in these
volunteer activities in tree planting, coastal cleanup and school
gardens.
Goathead thorns are known as Tribulus Terrestrs. Maybe you should recruit this testosterone crowd. Maybe this is the hook for crowds of men to volunteer for goathead thorn harvesting.
Tribulus Terrestrs L has been used for some time by Bulgarian strength athletes, especially during the last 10 days prior to competition. Active components are reported to be effective plant steroids, flavonoids, alkaloids, and glycosides. Tribulus Terrestris L has been shown in at least one study to increase levels of testosterone, lutenizing hormone, follicle stimulating hormone and steroids without any harmful side effects. Some may find increased stamina beneficial for developing muscle size and strength.
Bodybuilders are pumped up about Tribulus Terrestris L and may have just stumbled across the next hot herb of the year. Bodybuilders use it because they believe it is a safe alternative to anabolic steroids. It appears to help increase stamina and has been used in studies for treating infertility in women and impotence in males.This extract has been long used in Asia as a stimulant to help treat sexual "deficiency". To study the natural hormonal treatment of dysfunction and anomalies, research was conducted by the Chemical Pharmaceutical Research Institute in Sofia, Bulgaria was developed. These studies indicated positive effects on some key reproductive functions.
Better than VIAGRA!
The great news is that Tribulus Terrestris L is not just for bodybuilders and athletes. There are many people who could possibly benefit from Tribulus Terrestris L as it offers new hope for infertility and libido enhancement for the sexually-challenged, as well.
In males, it has been reported by some to increase libido (sexual desire), improve strength of erection and spermatogenesis (formation and development of sperm) and shown to increase testosterone levels in studies in mice (Chemical Pharmaceutical Research Institute study).
Because this research is totally scientifically true (it is not). Stay tuned as Russell Levan will provide more verifiable thorn control options along with weeding sessions in good time.
